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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
the land is sloping gently
B
there is a hill
C
there is a valley
D
the land is sloping steeply
2) When contour lines cross a stream and make a V shape, the V points
A
North
B
upstream
C
downstream
D
uphill
3) Lines of latitude go up to
A
90 degrees
B
70 degrees
C
180 degrees
D
100 degrees
4) If an object is cut in half, the density will
A
stay the same
B
decrease
C
decrease by half
D
increase
5) The altitude to Polaris is equal to your
A
0 degrees
B
longitude
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
30 degrees wide
C
23.5 degrees wide
D
15 degrees wide
7) Time gets earlier as you travel
A
West
B
North
C
East
D
South
8) The best model for the shape of the Earth is
A
a football
B
a golfball
C
an oval
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
how steep the land is
B
how high the hills are
C
the difference between two adjacent contour lines
D
the name of the map
11) As the temperature of a substance increases, the density will
A
I have no idea
B
increases
C
stays the same
D
decreases
12) Gradient means
A
increasing latitude
B
high altitude
C
high elevation
D
slope
13) A steeper gradient on a topographic map is shown by
A
contour lines spread far apart
B
contour lines with high numbers
C
contour lines in circles
D
contour lines close together
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