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Mapping Earth's Surfaces
Test Description: 6th grade chapter 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Plains, plateaus and mountains are the three main types of ____________.
A
scooby snacks
B
landforms
C
relief
D
show styles
2) The __________ of an area is the difference in height between the highest and the lowest point.
A
elevation
B
relief
C
sea level
D
flatness
3) A landform that has high elevation and more or less a level surface is called a(n) __________
A
plain
B
plateau
C
the beach
D
mountain
4) A ____________ is an area of land that has low elevation and relatively low relief.
A
ditch
B
plateau
C
plain
D
mountain
5) The distance in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian is called __________.
A
latitude
B
scale
C
equator
D
longitude
6) Topographic Maps have many uses in ______
A
business
B
engineering
C
neither business or engineering
D
both business and engineering
7) The space between contour lines is called _________.
A
index contour
B
contour interval
C
contour line
D
elevation lines
8) An imaginary line circling the Earth at 0 degrees latitude is called _________
A
longitude
B
prime meridian
C
latitude
D
equator
9) One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ______________.
A
elevation
B
relief
C
shore line
D
slope
10) What term describes the difference in elevation between two given points?
A
topography
B
elevation
C
landform
D
relief
11) Imaginary lines that run vertically along the Earth are called _____________.
A
rose compass
B
longitude
C
equator
D
latitude
12) A sphere that represents Earth's surface is called ______________.
A
GPS
B
globe
C
map
D
ball
13) Half of the Earth's surface is called a(n) ____________________.
A
equator
B
hemisphere
C
globe
D
prime meridian
14) The zero line for elevation is often identified as ________________
A
sea level
B
equator
C
Earth's waist line
D
prime meridian
15) A _______________ is a flat model of all or part of the Earth's surface.
A
map
B
globe
C
GPS
D
topography
16) A topographic map differs from a road map in that the topographic map shows
A
directions and distance
B
elevation, relief, and slope
C
houses and restaurants
D
highways
17) It would be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that are __________________
A
straight
B
far apart
C
curved
D
close together
18) One type of map projection that is used frequently is a(n) ______________
A
circular
B
round
C
mercator
D
conic
19) The shape of the land is often referred to as its __________________.
A
nature
B
color
C
shape
D
topography
20) Plains and plateaus have similar ______________________
A
surface area
B
looks
C
elevation
D
relief
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