6th grade mapping Earth Chapter test

Lines of ___________________ show directions east and west on a map.

• elevation

• longitude

• altitude

• latitude

Answer explanation

Lines of longitude run vertically on a map and indicate directions east and west. In contrast, latitude lines run horizontally and indicate north and south. Therefore, the correct answer is longitude.

Which type of map shows shapes at the Earth's surface and contain lines that connect points of elevation?

• Political map
• Weather map
• Road map
• Topographic map

Satellites orbiting the earth send information to find locations, this is called__________

• Global Positioning System

• Radar
• LORAN
• GIS

Finding locations through remote sensing require how many satellites?

• One satellite
• 25 satellites

• At least three satellites
• Two satellites

What information on a map shows the distance?

• Grid lines
• Compass Rose

• Map Legend

• Map Scale

Looking down on an area from above shows what type of view of a map?

• Topographic view
• Map view

• Side view

Lines of __________________ on a map show points North and South on a map.

• latitude
• elevation
• altitude
• longitude

A map view distorts the size of areas near the

• equator
• tropics
• deserts
• poles

A map scale showing 1 cm = 10 Km, how many Km is 4 cm =

• 20 km
• 50 km
• 10 km
• 40 km

Which type of map shows the difference in elevation of the land

• Political map
• Weather map
• Road map
• Topographic map