Map Skills Test

1. Map Skills Test

2. 1. Imaginary east-west circles parallel to the Equator are called • latitude

3. 2.Halfway between the North and South poles, the ___________ circles the globe horizontally at 0 degrees • Equator

4. 3.The unit of measure used to determine an absolute location is a • degree

5. 4.A geographer who created a flat map in 1569 to help sailor navigatelong journeys around the globe • Gerardus Mercator

6. 5. A representation of the Earth’s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper is called a • projection

7. 6.A misrepresentation of the true shape or a change in accuracy of a shape:________ • distortion

8. 7. One of the four compass points: north, south, east, or west • Cardinal direction

9. 8. The section of a map that explains symbols for the map feature • Key

10. 9. A map feature that shows the four cardinal directions • Compass rose

11. 10. The imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south at 0 degrees: • Prime Meridian

12. 11. The size of an area on a map as compared with the area’s actual size • scale

13. 12. A round model of the earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes • globe

14. 13. Imaginary north-south lines parallel to the Prime Meridian that circle the globe vertically: • longitude

15. 14. Give advantages and disadvantages of a globe • Advantages: Very accurate/ true shapes of continents and oceans • Disadvantages: not practical, doesn’t show detail, too big

16. 15. Give advantages and disadvantages of a map. • Disadvantages: distortion • Advantages: detailed, convenient

17. 16. What is the best way to figure out the absolute location of a place? How? • Measuring with longitude and latitude

18. 18. Why was a flat map projection of the continents and ocean invented? • They needed something that was detailed or complete enough to use but small enough to carry around

19. Questions 23-32

20. Questions 33-37