Basic Map Skills Unit Review

Which continent is pictured here?

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

The ocean to the east of the United States of America is the

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which of the five themes of geography is represented in this picture?

• Region

• Movement

• Location

• Place

A pilot who flies using a Great Circle Route would most likely use which of the following map projections?

• Robinson

• Polar

• Mercator

• Interrupted

The Equator can be described by all of the following except

• it is zero degrees latitude

• it divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• it is a parallel

• it is zero degrees longitude

Latitude and Longitude are measured in which unit?

• Miles

• Degrees

• Acres

• Hours

Which of the following is a coordinate in the Western Hemisphere?

• 38°N, 78° W

• 30°N, 10°E

• 90°S, 179°E

• 0°, 65°E

If a scale on a map indicates that one inch equals 20 miles, how far apart are two points that measure 2 ½ inches on the map?

• 50 miles

• 40 miles

• 50 kilometers

• 30 miles

A geographer’s tool that uses a computer system of maps and layers of data is called a(n)

• Diagram

• Satellite image

• Primary source

• GIS (Geographic Information System)

What is the name for people who make and study maps?

• cartographer

• cardiologist

• geologist

• meteorologist