Map Skills Test

Last Name

First Name

You can find landforms on a __________ map.

• political
• physical
• thematic
• Mercator

The imaginary line that divides the north and south hemispheres is the __________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Tropic of Cancer

One half of the globe is called a _________.

• Arctic Circle
• Antarctic Circle
• hemisphere
• compass

The __________ divides the earth into east and west hemispheres.

• Tropic of Capricorn
• International Date Line
• Equator
• Prime Meridian

Impacts the climate of an area (ex: Gulf Stream near Great Britain)

• Map Scale
• Ocean Currents
• Elevation
• Latitude
• Longitude

Location east or west of the Prime Meridian

• Map Scale
• Ocean Currents
• Elevation
• Latitude
• Longitude

On a map, used to measure distance that represents length on the ground

• Map Scale
• Ocean Currents
• Elevation
• Latitude
• Longitude

The height of land above sea level

• Map Scale
• Ocean Currents
• Elevation
• Latitude
• Longitude