Quiz 3A

Question 1

North, South, East and West are known as ________ directions.

Answer 1

Cardinal

Question 2

A person who creates maps is called a _________.

Answer 2

Cartographer

Question 3

Describes the colors and symbols used on a map.

Answer 3

Legend

Question 4

A map showing streets in your neighborhood or city.

Answer 4

Large Scale Map

Question 5

Maps used by sailors to navigate the sea are called _______.

Answer 5

Charts

Question 6

The arrow on a map points what direction?

Answer 6

North

Question 7

A ________ most accurately shows the shape of the oceans and continents because it is the same shape of the earth.

Answer 7

Globe

Question 8

What measures latitude north and south of the Equator?

Answer 8

Parallels

Question 9

Latitude

Answer 9

Lines that run north and south from the equator. They are parallel to the equator.

Question 10

Longitude

Answer 10

Lines that run north to south from the poles, also called meridians

Question 11

What is based on 3 satellites?

Answer 11

GPS

Question 12

A Measure of about 60 nautical miles at the Equator

Answer 12

One degree

Question 13

A _________ is a simplified image that is a model of part of the earth’s surface.

Answer 13

Map

Question 14

Aviation maps and maps of the ocean are called __________

Answer 14

Charts

Question 15

Since maps are smaller than the land they show, a map _______ shows ratios for distance. Example: 1 inch = 1 mile

Answer 15

A map scale

Question 16

Lines of longitude are called _________

Answer 16

Meridians

Question 17

Where lines of longitude and latitude meet are called geographic ___________

Answer 17

Coordinates