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Map Skills Unit Test

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What is a population density map?Show how many people live in one area
What does A.D. stand for?Anna Domini
What does B. C . stand for?Before the birth of Christ
What type of map changes the size of an area?Mercator Projection
What is an imaginary rod on which the earth rotates on?Axis
What is an Atlas?A collection of maps in book form
What does a cartographer do?Makes maps
What separates the North and South Poles?The equator
What is an Isthmus?Continents connected to a narrow strip of land
What is an odometer?An instument used to measure how far one has traveled
What is a satellite?An object made to go around the earth
What helps create seasons?The earth orbits
What are the 4 forms of precipitation?rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What does the IDL and Prime Meridian divide the earth into?Eastern and Western Hemisphere
What do contour lines show?Elevations
What type of map helps us locate places?A grid
What is a time line used for?To show order of events
Who was Claudius Ptolemy?A greek scholar
How do we show drawings of the earth on a flat surface?By using different projections
What is a period of 100 years called?Century
What is a period of 10 years called?Decade
What are lines of longitude?Lines that run from the North to South Pole
What are lines of latitude?Lines that run parallel to the equator
What is a scale?Shows the relationship between map distance and real distance


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