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How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of Earth?
a) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator
b) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles
c) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles
d) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator

What feature on a topographic map forms a V-shape?
a) a river or stream
b) a contour line
c) a high ridge
d) a glacier

The closer the contour lines are on a topo map the
a) steeper the hill
b) higher the elevation of the hill
c) lower the elevation of the hill
d) gentler the slope

Which reference line passes through both the geographic North Pole and the geographic South Pole?
a) O degree latitude
b) 0 degree longitude
c) Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degree N)
d) Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degree S)

The distance between contour lines on a topo map is called the
a) contour interval
b) elevation
c) contour index
d) gradient

Latitude lines run
a) east-west but measure north and south of the equator
b) north-south but measure east and west of the prime meridian
c) east-west and measure east and west of the prime meridian
d) north-south and measure north and south of the equator

Which of the following is a correct measurement of latitude?
a) 150 degrees East
b) 120 degrees North
c) 50 degrees South
d) 75 degrees West

Depressions or craters on a topographic map are illustrated by using
a) tick marks
b) isobars
c) isotherms
d) isolines

A set of circles inside circles on a topo map indicate a
a) hill
b) stream
c) depression
d) valley

Which of the following is a correct measurement of longitude?
a) 45 degrees East
b) 95 degrees North
c) 120 degrees South
d) 190 degrees West

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