Map Skills Quiz

What is a hemisphere?

• A line around the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles

• A map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• Half of the Earth, formed by the equator and prime meridian

• A collection or book of maps

What does the prime meridian do?

• Divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• Divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Shows information such as borders, capitals, and important cities

What is the equator?

• A line around Earth halfway between the North and South Poles

• A map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• A tool that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• An imaginary set of lines that run east and west around the globe

What does a political map show?

• Landforms and bodies of water

• Borders, capitals, and important cities

• The relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• The four main directions

What does a physical map show?

• Landforms and bodies of water

• Borders, capitals, and important cities

• The relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• The four main directions

What is an atlas?

• A map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• A collection or book of maps

• A tool that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• An imaginary set of lines that run east and west around the globe

What are cardinal directions?

• The four main directions that tell which direction we are going

• A tool that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• The relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• An imaginary set of lines that run east and west around the globe

What is a compass rose?

• A map that shows landforms and bodies of water

• A tool that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• A collection or book of maps

• An imaginary set of lines that run east and west around the globe

What does a map scale show?

• The relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• The four main directions

• Borders, capitals, and important cities

• Landforms and bodies of water

What is a map key?

• A tool that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• An explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for

• A collection or book of maps

• An imaginary set of lines that run east and west around the globe