Map Skills Test

Question 1

a map scale shows

a. landforms and physical features on the earth
b. meaning of symbols on a map
c. the relationship between actual distance and the distance shown on map
d. the four cardinal directions

Answer 1

c. the relationship between actual distance and the distance shown on map

Question 2

true/false

the prime meridian cuts the world into West and East hemiphere

Answer 2

true

Question 3

this marks the location of the equator on earth

a. 20˚
b. 90˚
c. 10˚
d. 0˚

Answer 3

d. 0˚

Question 4

which line cuts the earth into North and South

a. longitude
b. prime meridian
c. equator
d. latitude

Answer 4

c. equator

Question 5

how many hemispheres is earth divided into

a. 4
b. 3.
c. 5
d. 6

Answer 5

a. 4

Question 6

longitude run with what major line

a. equator
b. prime meridian
c. meridian
d. parallel

Answer 6

b. prime meridian

Question 7

what are Latitude and longitude lines

a. visible lines that divide the earth
b. imaginary lines the divide the earth
c. long and short lines that divide the earth
d. none of the above

Answer 7

b. imaginary lines the divide the earth

Question 8

the intersection of Earth’s latitude lines forms what

a. grids
b. maps
c. hemisphere
d. regions

Answer 8

a. grid