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Test Description: Topographic Mapping

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1) How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of Earth?

ALongitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator BLatitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles CLongitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles DLatitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator

2) What feature on a topographic map forms a V-shape?

Aa glacier Ba river or stream Ca high ridge Da contour line

3) The closer the contour lines are on a topo map the

Ahigher the elevation of the hill Bsteeper the hill Clower the elevation of the hill Dgentler the slope

4) Which reference line passes through both the geographic North Pole and the geographic South Pole?

ATropic of Cancer (23.5 degree N) BTropic of Capricorn (23.5 degree S) C0 degree longitude DO degree latitude

5) The distance between contour lines on a topo map is called the

Acontour index Bgradient Ccontour interval Delevation

6) Latitude lines run

Aeast-west and measure east and west of the prime meridian Bnorth-south and measure north and south of the equator Cnorth-south but measure east and west of the prime meridian Deast-west but measure north and south of the equator

7) Which of the following is a correct measurement of latitude?

A120 degrees North B50 degrees South C75 degrees West D150 degrees East

8) Depressions or craters on a topographic map are illustrated by using

Atick marks Bisolines Cisotherms Disobars

9) A set of circles inside circles on a topo map indicate a

Avalley Bdepression Chill Dstream

10) Which of the following is a correct measurement of longitude?

A190 degrees West B95 degrees North C45 degrees East D120 degrees South

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