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Test Description: This review game is intended to help students become comfortable with key concepts that will be on the mapping unit test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of Earth?
A
Longitude lines are parallel and latitude 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
Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator.
2) An airplane takes off from a location at 17°S latitude and flies to a new location 55° due north of its starting point. What latitude has the plane reached?
A
72°N
B
38°N
C
55°N
D
38°S
3) A stream has a source at an elevation of 1,000 meters. It ends at a lake that has an elevation of 300 meters. If the lake is 200 kilometers away from the source, what is the average gradient of the stream?
A
3.5 m/km
B
10 m/km
C
1.5 m/km
D
15 m/km
4) What is the the approximate altitude of Polaris as seen by an observer located in Syracuse, New York?
A
43°N
B
48°N
C
41°N
D
45°N
5) As a ship crosses the Prime Meridian, the altitude of Polaris measured from the ship is 50°. What is the ship's location?
A
0° latitude, 50° W longitude
B
50°N latitude, 0° longitude
C
50 °S latitude, 0° longitude
D
0° latitude, 50°N longitude
6) What is the equation for gradient?
A
change in distance/field value
B
field value/change in distance
C
change in field value/distance
D
distance/change in field value
7) How can you find a river on a topographic map?
A
The contour lines make V's that point downstream
B
The contour lines make V's that point upstream
C
The contour lines are farther apart
D
The contour lines are closer together
8) How do you know the steepest side of a hill by looking at topographic map?
A
The contour lines are closer together
B
The contour lines are farther apart
C
The contour lines make V's that point upstream
D
The contour lines make V's that point downstream
9) What is an isoline?
A
A line that connects areas of unequal value on a map
B
There is no such thing as an isoline
C
A line that connects areas of equal value on a map
D
A line that connects stream valleys on a map
10) What is the shape of Earth?
A
Oblate spheroid
B
Perfect circle
C
Perfect sphere
D
Oblong circle
11) Hachure marks on a topographic map indicate
A
A depression
B
A stream
C
A steep slope
D
A hilltop
12) Closed circles on a topographic map indicate
A
A hilltop
B
A stream
C
A depression
D
A valley
13) Which of the following is NOT a unit used when talking about latitude and longitude?
A
Hours
B
Seconds
C
Minutes
D
Degrees
14) Which of the following is NOT a type of isoline?
A
Isotherm
B
Isometric
C
Isobar
D
Contour line
15) How can you tell what direction rivers flow on topographic maps?
A
The V's point toward the ocean
B
The V's point downstream
C
The V's point upstream
D
The V's point north
16) The system of lines used to locate a certain place on Earth are called
A
Axis systems
B
Great circle systems
C
Coordinate systems
D
Latitude systems
17) At which latitude will Polaris be overhead?
A
120 degrees
B
0 degrees
C
45 degrees
D
90 degrees
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