| Topographic Maps | ||
| #1 | On a topographic map, what connects points of equal elevation? | contour lines |
| #2 | Which of the following can be used to find the elevation of a feature on a contour map? scale, index contour, depression, or pixel? | index contour |
| #3 | The topography of an area depends on each of the following except one. Which one is not used: landforms, relief, pixels, elevation | pixels |
| #4 | A large area of land where the topography is similar is called what? | landform region |
| #5 | The elevation difference between one contour line and the next is called what? | contour interval |
| Spheres | ||
| #1 | A hemisphere is what percentage of the sphere that makes up the earth? | 50% |
| #2 | The continents, islands, and ocean floor make up which of earth's spheres? | Lithosphere |
| #3 | Living things in the air, oceans, and on land make up which of Earth's spheres? | Biosphere |
| #4 | Earth's oceans, rivers, and ice make up which of its spheres? | Hydrosphere |
| #5 | carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen make up which of Earth's spheres? | Atmosphere |
| Landforms | ||
| #1 | What landform is made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief? | plain |
| #2 | What is the main difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain? | Elevation |
| #3 | What is a landform called that has high elevation and a more or less level surace? | Plateau |
| #4 | True or false - A group of mountain slopes in one area is called a mountain system? | False - mountain ranges |
| #5 | True or false? The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest parts of an area is its scale? | False - relief |
| General Map Questions | ||
| #1 | What is a list of all map symbols called? | Key |
| #2 | What line runs through the town of Greenwich England and is the 0 degree line of longitude? | Prime Meridian |
| #3 | What is the imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the poles called? | Equator |
| #4 | What is a framework of lines that helps to show landmasses correctly on a flat surface called? | map projection |
| #5 | True or False - A map is a model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above? | true |
| Potpourri (Mixed questions) | ||
| #1 | What are the tiny dots called that make up a satellite image? | Pixels |
| #2 | True or False- Digitizing is the process by which mapmakers convert the location of map points to numbers? | True |
| #3 | True or false- The longitude lines in each hemisphere are numbered up to 90 degrees? | 180 |
| #4 | What is the method of finding the location and elevation of points on Earth's surface using a network of satellites called? | Global Positioning System (GPS) |
| #5 | What are the curved lines in a grid on a map called? | Latitude and Longitude |
| Final Question | |
| Which lines on the imaginary grid around Earth that mapmakers use could be called 'parallels?' | Lines of latitude |