Map Skills

Question 1

What is a map scale used for?

Accepted Answer

To show the distances on a map.

Question 2

What is a large crack in the earth formed by a river or earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

Canyon

Question 3

True or False: Florida is so hot because it is closer to the equator.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

True or False: Lines of latitude run north to south.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

What is a large, tall, rocky area of land that comes up out of the earth’s surface?

Accepted Answer

mountain

Question 6

What is a large area of flat land that is raised higher than the land around it?

Accepted Answer

plateau

Question 7

You are traveling from Kentucky (KY) to Tennessee (TN), what directions are you traveling?

Accepted Answer

South

Question 8

What is a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land?

Accepted Answer

Isthmus

Question 9

What is a strip of land that extends out into a body of water?

Accepted Answer

Peninsula

Question 10

What is an area of low land between two mountains or hills?

Accepted Answer

Valley

Question 11

You are traveling from Florida (FL) to Arkansas (AR) , what direction are you traveling in?

Accepted Answer

Northwest

Question 12

True or False: The Equator is the line of latitude located at 0 degrees.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

True or False: A compass rose has intermediate and cardinal directions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

What is a mound of raised land that is smaller than a mountain?

Accepted Answer

Hill

Question 15

Hawaii is an example of what type of landform?

Accepted Answer

Island

Question 16

What is the name of the line of longitude located at 0 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 17

What is a large area of flat land?

Accepted Answer

plain

Question 18

What is low, water land that is formed at the mouth of a river?

Accepted Answer

Delta

Questions 18