Map Skills Review

What name is given to a person who draws or produces maps?

• Mapographer

• Cartographer

• Topographer

• Geographer

What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?

• Key

• Legend

• Key OR Legend (both)

• None of these

What name is given to the portion of Earth located above the Equator?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What name is given to a scale model representation of the Earth?

• Tellurion

• Planetarium

• Observatory

• Globe

What imaginary line divides the Earth into a Northern and a Southern half?

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What imaginary line represents zero degrees longitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What imaginary line marks the Northern boundary of the tropics?

• Tropic of Sagitarius

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Aquarius

• Tropic of Capricorn

What imaginary line marks the Southern boundary of the tropics?

• Tropic of Sagitarius

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Aquarius

• Tropic of Capricorn

What horizontal lines show the distance North or South of the Equator?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropics

• Latitude

• Longitude

What vertical lines show distance East or West of the Prime Meridian?

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer