Test Questions

1. What lines on a map run east-west?

Lines of latitude

2. What lines on a map run north-south?

Lines of longitude

3. Who created the first world map?

Eratosthenes

4. The art and science of mapmaking is _____.

A. Biology

B. Cartography

C. Astronomy

D. Geography

5. The Prime Meridian passes through _______.

A. London, England

B. Washington D.C.

C. Greenwich, England 

D. Southampton, England

6. Lines of longitude are known as ______.

A. Meridians

B. Parallels

C. Degrees

D. Seconds

7. Lines of latitude are known as _______. 

A. Degrees

B. Meridians

C. Parallels

D. Fractions

8. What does GMT stand for?

A. General Meridian Time

B. Greenwich Mean Time

C. General Mean Time

D. Greenwich Meridian Time

9. There are _____ time zones. 

A. 24

B. 25

C. 23

D. 58

10.  How many time zones make up the United States?

Six