Page 1 Welcome to the
Map SkillsTest Review
Game!
Page 2 What is the name of the imaginary line that divides Earth into the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
Page 3 What are the names of the 4 hemispheres of the
Earth?
Page 4 Is the Tropic of Cancer north or south of the equator?
North
Page 5 Name the four oceans of Earth according to size largest to
smallest.
PacificAtlanticIndianArctic
Page 6 What is the northernmost point in the world called?
North Pole90
degrees N latitude
Page 7 What are the names of the 7 continents?
North AmericaSouth America
AfricaEurope
AsiaAustralia
Antarctica
Page 8 Is the Arctic Circle north or south of the equator?
North
Page 9 Place the four cardinal directions on a compass
rose NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
Page 10 What happens when What happens when we show the earth on we show the earth on
a flat map?a flat map?
The projection of the landmasses is
distorted
Page 11 Name different types of maps
Physical, Political, vegetation, street, satellite
Page 12 A.D. means…A.D. means…Anno Domini
“In the Year of our Lord”
Page 13 Difference between Difference between absolute and relative absolute and relative
location?location?
Absolute is EXACT location
Page 14 How do we express absolute location?
Latitude and longitude
Page 15 Europe, Africa and Antarctica
What continents does the Prime Meridian run thru?
Page 16 Which continent Which continent would you be on if would you be on if you traveled to 15 you traveled to 15 S latitude, 60 W S latitude, 60 W
longitude?longitude?
South America
Page 17 180 longitude
International International Date LineDate Line
Page 18 Directions of latitude
North, south
Page 19 Directions of longitude
East, westEast, west
Page 20 What is a gazeteer?
Geographical dictionary
Page 21 What shape is the earth?
sphere
Page 22 Which lines are parallel?
latitude
Page 23 Another name for longitude
lines
meridiansmeridians
Page 24 Which comes first, latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Page 25 Which letter is closest to when Jesus was
born?
ZZ
Page 26 What letter is What letter is closet to 12,000 closet to 12,000
BC?BC?
UU
Page 27 40 N latitude and 20 E
longitude puts you in which 2 hemispheres?
Northern, Eastern
Page 28 Which city could be 20 S latitude 40 W
longitude?
Rio de Janiero
Page 29 If it is summer in Melbourne, what
season is it in Detroit?
winter
Page 30 Summer in Rio de Janeiro,
season in Dar es
Salaan?
summersummer
Page 31 Is there ever a Year “0” on a
timeline?
NO !
Page 32 If there is no B.C. or A.D given, what do
you assume?The year is A.D.- Goes BEFORE the
Date
Page 33 What is the LARGEST measure of time-
decadeyear
centurymillennium ?
millennium
Page 34 Study for the Test!