5th grade map skills
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- Q1Which map element helps in determining the distance between two places?LegendScaleCompass roseGridlines30s
- Q2Which of the following is not a cardinal direction?EastNortheastSouthNorth30s
- Q3Which map element helps in identifying the symbols and colors used on a map?Legend/KeyCompass roseScaleGridlines30s
- Q4What is a hemisphere?A type of weather phenomenonHalf of a sphereA type of fruitA mathematical concept30s
- Q5What is the correct definition of latitude?The distance from the Earth's center to its surface, measured in meters.The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.The distance north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees.The distance from the Earth to the Sun, measured in kilometers.30s
- Q6What is the correct definition of longitude?The distance from the Earth to the Sun, measured in kilometers.The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.The distance from the Earth's center to its surface, measured in meters.The distance north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees.30s
- Q7What is the purpose of latitude and longitude?To measure the distance between two cities.To locate points on the Earth's surface.To calculate the rotation of the Earth.To determine the elevation of a mountain.30s
- Q8Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?EquatorPrime MeridianArctic CircleTropic of Cancer30s
- Q9Which line divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?EquatorArctic CircleTropic of CapricornPrime Meridian30s
- Q10What is the purpose of a map title?To provide information about what the map is showingTo explain the legendTo show the map's colorsTo display the map's scale30s
- Q11What is the purpose of a compass rose on a map?To provide information about the scaleTo show directionsTo indicate the elevation on the mapTo explain the legend30s
- Q12What is the model of the Earth called that is shaped like a sphere?GlobeCubeConeCylinder30s