Mapping Quiz Study Guide
1) Define Globe:
A model of Earth as seen
from Space.
2) List the seven
Continents. Asia, Africa, Europe, S.
America, N. America, Antarctica, Australia
3) List the four
oceans. Atlantic, Pacific, Indian,
Arctic
4) What does hemisphere
mean? A Greek compound word meaning
half-a-ball.
5) What does the equator
divide the Earth into? The equator
divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
6) What does the prime
meridian divide the Earth into? The
Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The next three questions use
the 1st page in the packet to study (Circle 1):
7)
What hemisphere
is shown on the globe? Eastern.
8)
Label the five
continents shown.
9)
Label the four
oceans.
10) What are the two names for the lines running North and
South on a map?
Longitude and Meridians
11) What are the two names for lines running East or West
on a map?
Latitude and Parallels
12) This question is a skill question finding latitude and
longitude coordinates.
13) Create a compass rose.
14) What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
15) What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
Questions 16 – 19 are skill
questions finding directions on a map.
20) What does scale do for you on a map?
Converts map distance to actual (real)
distance.
Questions 21 and 22 are skill
questions using scale.
Bonus: What city does the
Prime Meridian run through?
Greenwich, England
