Map and Geography Quiz

What is a map?

• A tool that uses radio waves to determine location

• A drawing or picture of a specific place on Earth's surface

• An object or picture that stands for something else

• A measuring tool on a map that shows distances

What is a symbol?

• A tool that uses radio waves to determine location

• A drawing or picture of a specific place on Earth's surface

• An object or picture that stands for something else

• A measuring tool on a map that shows distances

What is a map key?

• A tool that uses radio waves to determine location

• A drawing or picture of a specific place on Earth's surface

• A table or chart that tells you what the parts of a map mean

• A measuring tool on a map that shows distances

What is a map scale?

• A tool that uses radio waves to determine location

• A drawing or picture of a specific place on Earth's surface

• A table or chart that tells you what the parts of a map mean

• A measuring tool on a map that shows distances

What is a kilometer?

• A distance of one thousand meters

• A distance of one hundred meters

• A distance of one thousand kilometers

• A distance of one hundred kilometers

Where would 10 degrees South be in relationship to the equator?

• South of the equator

• North of the equator

• East of the equator

• West of the equator

On a map or a globe, what is the term for the lines that run from east to west

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• Coordinates

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Peaks

How many time zones are there on the globe?

• 4

• 12

• 18

• 24

When you cross this imaginary line on the map, the calendar shifts to a different day. What is the line?

• The equator

• The prime meridian

• International Date Line

• Ferdinand Magellan

If you were in the Central time zone and your watch say 4:00pm., what time would it be in the Eastern Time Zone?

• 2:00pm

• 3:00pm

• 5:00pm

• 6:00pm