Map Skills Test

What does a cartographer do?

• Makes graphs and charts
• Designs greeting cards
• Creates maps
• Builds tall buildings

What is the name of the 0° longitude line?

• Equator
• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Prime Meridian

Where is the Eastern Hemisphere located?

• Above the Equator
• Below the Equator
• To the right of the Prime Meridian
• To the left of the Prime Meridian

What unit do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?

• Degrees
• Miles
• Feet
• Inches

How does a GPS system collect navigation information?

• Using radar systems
• Using a group of satellites
• Using underwater sonar
• Using phone lines

Where is the Northern Hemisphere located?

• Above the Equator
• Below the Equator
• To the right of the Prime Meridian
• To the left of the Prime Meridian

What is this map projection showing?

• North Pole
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere

What makes a Geographic Information System (GIS) unique?

• It shows how to get from one place to another
• It has layers of information that can be studied together
• It only shows the weather for a region
• It only shows the amount of people that live in an area

This tells what information is shown on a map.

• Scale
• Legend
• Title
• Compass Rose

This is a picture that shows the relationship between distance on a map and actual distance.

• Title
• Scale
• Legend
• Compass Rose