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Test Description: Review of map skills
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1) What is the purpose of a map key?
A
To show cardinal directions.
B
To give symbols that represent various items on a map.
C
To open the lock on a map.
D
To show directions on how to get from one place to another.
2) What are intermediate directions?
A
North, east, south, west
B
None of the above
C
Northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
D
Longitude and latitude
3) What is the purpose of a compass rose?
A
To show you the longitude and latitude of a place.
B
To help you determine the absolute location of a place.
C
To be a cool decoration on a map.
D
To help you determine the relative location of a place.
4) Which of the following is FALSE about latitude?
A
It is the vertical (up and down) lines on a map and globe.
B
0 degrees latitude is called the equator.
C
It comes first in a set of coordinates.
D
It measures in North and South.
5) What is the main purpose of a physical map?
A
To show the natural resources that an area has.
B
To show the major cities of the area.
C
To show the mountains, lakes, and rivers in an area.
D
To show how to get from one place to another.
6) What is the Prime Meridian?
A
The 0 degree longitude line.
B
A lake in Michigan.
C
The 0 degree latitude line.
D
An ocean near Asia.
7) Which of the following is something that maps can tell us?
A
The elevation of an area (mountains and plains)
B
Major highways and roads in the area
C
The climate of different places
D
All of the above
8) A scale tells you that 1 inch = 2 miles. If a distance measures 3 inches on a map, how many miles is that in real life?
A
6 miles
B
5 miles
C
3 miles
D
6 inches
9) A scale tells you that 1 cm = 1,000km. If a distance measures 5 cm on a map, how many km is that in real life?
A
5 km
B
1,000 km
C
5,000 km
D
10,000 km
10) Road maps include all of the following EXCEPT
A
Major cities
B
Bodies of water
C
Major roadways
D
Physical features, such as mountains
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