Map Skills

Question 1

Name different branches of geography

Answer 1

Human Physical Environmental

Question 2

Name and locate the 7 continents

Answer 2

South America North America Africa Asia Antártica Oceanía and Europe

Question 3

To know what line of longitude and latitude are

Answer 3

Longitude= long over Latitude= Long around Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Prime meridian

Question 4

Give compass directions using the 8 point compass

Answer 4

North, North east , East , South east , South , South west , West , North West

Question 5

Identify the different types of scales

Answer 5

A written statements, a ratio or a scale bar

Question 6

Measure distances

Answer 6

Straight line distances and curved line distances

Question 7

Find height on a map

Answer 7

Spot heights Contour lines =Are lines drawn in a map connecting points of equal height. If you walk along a contour line you neither gain or lose height and relief shading