21-22: Chapter 1- Map Skills Test

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30 questions
3

Which letter is pointing to the map legend?

3

Which letter is pointing to the map title?

3

Which letter is pointing to the Compass Rose?

4

Africa

4

North America

4

South America

4

Europe

4

Asia

4

Australia

4

Antarctica

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Atlantic Ocean

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Indian Ocean

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Arctic Ocean

Vocabulary Section
3

What is relative location?

3

What do geographers use to locate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

3

What is a set of numbers that describe the exact location of a place on the map called?

3

What is the line of latitude that is located at 0 degrees and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

3

What is labeled at 0 degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich, England, and separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

3

What is the rotation of Earth?

3

What is a revolution of Earth?

Coordinates: Use the map to answer the following questions.
3

What city is located at approximately (46°N, 74°W)?

3

What are the coordinates of Melbourne, Australia?

3

What are the coordinates of Los Angeles, CA?

3

Which city's coordinates are (31°N, 121°E)?

Map Scale for Distance: Use the map to answer the following question
3

If the map scale in the map above is 1 inch long? How many miles would 3 inches measure?

3

How far is the distance between Falls Church and Arlington?

3

How far is the distance between Annandale and Camp Springs?

Multiple Choice: Answer the following questions by choosing the best answer
3

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs_____________________________________________.

3

What causes the changing of the seasons throughout the year?

3

What does a map's scale compare?