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Earth Characteristics And Mapping
Test Description: Review for the NYS Regents exam.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When contour lines on a topographic map are close together it means
A
there is a hill
B
the land is sloping steeply
C
the land is sloping gently
D
there is a valley
2) When contour lines cross a stream and make a V shape, the V points
A
uphill
B
downstream
C
upstream
D
North
3) Lines of latitude go up to
A
90 degrees
B
70 degrees
C
100 degrees
D
180 degrees
4) If an object is cut in half, the density will
A
decrease
B
decrease by half
C
stay the same
D
increase
5) The altitude to Polaris is equal to your
A
longitude
B
0 degrees
C
latitude
D
90 degrees
6) Time zones are based on lines of longitude and Earth's rotation so they are
A
10 degrees wide
B
23.5 degrees wide
C
30 degrees wide
D
15 degrees wide
7) Time gets earlier as you travel
A
North
B
East
C
West
D
South
8) The best model for the shape of the Earth is
A
a golfball
B
an oval
C
a football
D
a sphere
9) The actual shape of the Earth is
A
an egg
B
an oblate spheroid
C
a perfect sphere
D
a disk
10) The contour interval on a map is
A
the difference between two adjacent contour lines
B
how steep the land is
C
how high the hills are
D
the name of the map
11) As the temperature of a substance increases, the density will
A
stays the same
B
I have no idea
C
decreases
D
increases
12) Gradient means
A
high elevation
B
slope
C
increasing latitude
D
high altitude
13) A steeper gradient on a topographic map is shown by
A
contour lines in circles
B
contour lines close together
C
contour lines spread far apart
D
contour lines with high numbers
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