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21-22: Chapter 1- Map Skills Test
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Question 1
1.
Which letter is pointing to the map legend?
A
B
C
Question 2
2.
Which letter is pointing to the map title?
A
B
C
Question 3
3.
Which letter is pointing to the Compass Rose?
A
B
C
Question 4
4.
Africa
A
B
C
D
Question 5
5.
North America
A
B
C
D
Question 6
6.
South America
A
B
C
D
Question 7
7.
Europe
B
C
D
E
Question 8
8.
Asia
B
C
D
E
Question 9
9.
Australia
D
E
F
G
Question 10
10.
Antarctica
F
C
E
G
Question 11
11.
Atlantic Ocean
H
I
G
J
Question 12
12.
Indian Ocean
H
I
G
J
Question 13
13.
Arctic Ocean
H
I
G
J
Vocabulary Section
Question 14
14.
What is relative location?
The precise point where a place is located on earth
Where a place is located in relation to another place
The way of representing the sperical Earth on a flat surface
None of the above
Question 15
15.
What do geographers use to locate the absolute location of any place on Earth?
Map Scale
Map Legend
Map Title
Global Grid (Latitude and Longitude)
Question 16
16.
What is a set of numbers that describe the exact location of a place on the map called?
map grid
coordinates
revolution
relative location
Question 17
17.
What is the line of latitude that is located at 0 degrees and separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Question 18
18.
What is labeled at 0 degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich, England, and separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Question 19
19.
What is the rotation of Earth?
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
one complete orbit by Earth around the sun
Earth's axis is tilted
The spinning motion of Earth around its axis
Question 20
20.
What is a revolution of Earth?
The distance from the Earth to the Sun
one complete orbit by Earth around the sun
Earth's axis is tilted
The spinning motion of Earth around its axis
Coordinates:
Use the map to answer the following questions.
Question 21
21.
What city is located at approximately (46°N, 74°W)?
Los Angeles
Istanbul
Mexico City
Quebec City
Question 22
22.
What are the coordinates of Melbourne, Australia?
(36°S, 152°E)
(38°S, 145°E)
(38°N, 145°E)
(36°N, 152°W)
Question 23
23.
What are the coordinates of Los Angeles, CA?
(34°S, 119°E)
(17°N, 100°W)
(34°N, 119°W)
(17°S, 100°W)
Question 24
24.
Which city's coordinates are (31°N, 121°E)?
Shanghai
Mombasa
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Map Scale for Distance:
Use the map to answer the following question
Question 25
25.
If the map scale in the map above is 1 inch long? How many miles would 3 inches measure?
50 miles
75 miles
30 miles
100 miles
Question 26
26.
How far is the distance between Falls Church and Arlington?
5 miles
10 miles
3.5 miles
9 miles
Question 27
27.
How far is the distance between Annandale and Camp Springs?
10 miles
15 miles
17 miles
20 miles
Multiple Choice:
Answer the following questions by choosing the best answer
Question 28
28.
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs_____________________________________________.
parallel to the Arctic Circle
parallel to the Tropic of Cancer
from the North Pole to the South Pole
from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line
Question 29
29.
What causes the changing of the seasons throughout the year?
The rotation of Earth around its axis
The tilt of Earth's axis toward the Sun
The distance between the Sun and Earth
The division of Earth into hemispheres
Question 30
30.
What does a map's scale compare?
Direction on a map with the region of Earth
Direction on a map with distance on Earth
Location on a map with location on a globe
Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe
