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Map Skills Test
Map Skills Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aristotle wrote that the earth was shaped like a/an _______. | Sphere |
| When it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it's ______ in the Southern Hemisphere. | Winter |
| The Earth ______ on its axis. | Rotates |
| The name of the imaginary line that circles the earth half way between the North and South poles. | Equator |
| The earth _____ around the sun. | Revolves |
| The tilt of the earth's axis causes what? | The change of seasons |
| What is the Greek word for "half"? | Hemi |
| Who was the author of one of the world's first geography books? | Ptolemy |
| A network of intersecting lines to locate places is called a/an _______. | Grid |
| The imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. | Prime Meridian |
| At 180 degrees is the point where each day begins called the what? | International Dateline |
| Vertical lines that run from North to South pole are called lines of ________. | Longitude |
| The horizontal lines that measure distances North and South are lines of _______. | Latitude |
| The parallels measure distances in ___________ from either side of the Equator toward the poles. | Degrees |
| Lines of latitude are aslo sometimes called _____, because they run this with the Equator. | Parallels |
| An instrument that tells how far one has traveled is a/an _________ | Odometer |
| A way to find distance on a map is by using a ___________. | Scale |
| The measure of height is called _______. | Elevation |
| What is used as a reference to measure the height of land? | Sea Level |
| A good way to show height on a map is to use ________ lines. | Contour |
| Who was the famous French photographer that took the first bird's-eye picture of a village from a hot air balloon? | Nadar |
| A person who makes maps is called a/an ________. | Cartographer |
| An object made to travel around the earth in orbit is called a/an ________. | Satellite |
| A way to show a drawing of the earth on a flat surface. | Projection |
| Error in the way a map shows the earth is known as ________. | Distortion |
| A collection of maps is called a/an _______. | Atlas |
| The combination of Europe and Asia is sometimes called what? | Eurasia |
| The narrow strip of land that connects North and South America is called a/an _____________. | Isthmus |
| What kind of book is an Atlas? | Reference |
| Maps that show nations or countries that have separate governments. | Political |
| Maps that show the natural features of the land. | Physical |
| The normal, or usual weather pattern for a place over a period of time. | Climate |
| The dryness or dampness of the air. | Humidity |
| The moisture that falls on the earth's surface. | Precipitation |
| Maps tell us where, dates tell us _______. | When |
| What does "A.D." stand for? | Anno Domini |
| What does "A.D." mean? | In the year of the lord. |
| What does "B.C." stand for? | Before Christ |
| What does "circa" mean? | About |
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mr_grega
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