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Maps! Maps! Maps!
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A quiz to test our knowledge of #maps.
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The pattern of weather over a long period of time is called...
Climate
Temperature
Precipitation
Rainfall
2
The precise point where a place is located on Earth is called...
absolute location
relative location
distortion
map projection
3
What kind of map is this?
Climate map
Economic map
Physical map
Elevation map
4
All the plants and trees in an area is called...
nature
greenery
vegetation
the great outdoors
5
This line runs through the Pacific Ocean halfway around the world from the Prime Meridian...
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
International Date Line
Tropic of Capricorn
6
What kind of map is this?
Economic map
Product map
Country map
Vegetation map
7
The line that runs at 0 degrees longitude is called the...
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Equator
Time Zones
8
Who was the first to map the United States west of the Mississippi River?
Saint and Pierre
Washington and Adams
Jefferson and Hamilton
Lewis and Clark
9
Any action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of good and services is called...
a business partner
economic activity
supply and demand
money well spent
10
Any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape is called...
an isthmus
a coastline
a region
a landform
11
What kind of map is this?
Topographical map
Political map
Vegetation map
Climate map
12
How many continents are there at Earth?
7
6
8
5
13
The line that is at 0 degrees latitude is called the...
Equator
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Time Zones
14
Lines of longitude run _______ around the Earth.
vertically
horizontally
15
Where a place is located in relation to another place is called...
Relative location
Absolute location
Specific location
Approximate location
16
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface is called...
Inverted mapping
Distortion
Map projection
Segment map
17
An area defined by natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas is...
a culture
a city
a region
a country
18
How many oceans are there on Earth?
5
4
3
2
19
What kind of map is this?
Climate map
Elevation map
Physical map
Rainfall map
20
The symbols used on a map are usually identified in a box known as the...
key
legend
legend or key are both acceptable
none of these answers are true
21
When you cross the International Date Line, it causes you to...
cross over into a different day.
cross over into a different currency.
cross over into a different country.
cross over into a different month.
22
Australia is located in which hemisphere of the Earth?
Western
Eastern
23
Any natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water, is called
the ocean floor
topography
landforms
a physical feature
24
Asia is mostly located in which hemisphere of the Earth?
Northern
Southern
25
The Caribbean Islands are located in which hemisphere of the Earth?
Eastern
Western
26
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map is called...
Complex mapping
Map projection
Distortion
Change in direction
27
Lines of latitude run _______ around the Earth.
vertically
horizontally
28
The average number of people who live in a unit of area, or how crowded an area is, is called..
a neighborhood
Crowd control
Population density
Population statistics
29
South America is mostly located in which hemisphere of the Earth?
Southern
Northern
30
A map that shows a particular theme or topic is called...
a topic map
a special map
a specific map
a thematic map
31
What kind of map is this?
Vegetation map
Land map
Weather map
Political map
