Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Areas of
equal elevation are connected by ____ lines on a map. a. | latitude | c. | meridian | b. | contour | d. | longitude | | | | |
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2.
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Using
Landsat, scientists make accurate maps of ____. a. | the Moon | c. | wind currents | b. | snow
covers | d. | the ocean
floor | | | | |
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3.
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Distances
east and west of the prime meridian are measured in degrees of ____. a. | latitude | c. | parallel | b. | meridian | d. | longitude | | | | |
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4.
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If a store
is 10 km from school and a map of the area has a scale of 1cm = 1 km, the distance between the store
and the school would be ____ on the map. a. | 1 cm | c. | 1 km | b. | 10 cm | d. | 10 km | | | | |
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Coastal
plains are also referred to as ____. a. | plateaus | c. | marshes | b. | interior plains | d. | lowlands | | | | |
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6.
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If you
travel one time zone to the west in the United States, you must set your watch ____. a. | back 1/2
hour | c. | ahead 1/2
hour | b. | back one
hour | d. | ahead one
hour | | | | |
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If you
travel ____ across the International Date Line, you lose one day. a. | south | c. | east | b. | north | d. | west | | | | |
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8.
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The Hawaiian
Islands are huge ____ mountains that sit on the ocean floor. a. | volcanic | c. | folded | b. | upwarped | d. | fault-block | | | | |
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All of the
following are true about contour lines EXCEPT that ____. a. | whenever they cross
streams, contour lines form Vs that point downstream | b. | they never
cross | c. | whenever they cross streams, contour lines form Vs that point
upstream | d. | they are close around hills and basins or
depressions | | |
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Each time
zone is separated from the next by ____ of time on a clock. a. | 1 1/2
hours | c. | 2
hours | b. | 1/2 hour | d. | 1 hour | | | | |
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11.
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To show
distances, a ____ is used on maps. a. | contour interval | c. | map scale | b. | contour line | d. | map legend | | | | |
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12.
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An example
of a raised, flat area is/are the ____. a. | Grand Tetons | c. | Appalachians | b. | Colorado
Plateau | d. | Coastal
Plains | | | | |
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Meridians
____ the north and south poles. a. | run through | c. | are unrelated to | b. | run parallel
to | d. | show the elevation
of | | | | |
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Distances
north and south of the equator are measured in degrees of ____. a. | longitude | c. | meridian | b. | latitude | d. | parallel | | | | |
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15.
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If a plane
flies along 20° latitude north between 20° E and 30° W, the plane would cover ____ degrees of longitude.
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16.
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New York
time is five hours earlier than time at the prime meridian. So, if it's 11:00 P.M. on Friday in New
York, it's ____ at the prime meridian. a. | 4:00 A.M. on Saturday | c. | 6:00 P.M. on Saturday | b. | 6:00 P.M. on
Friday | d. | 4:00 A.M. on
Friday | | | | |
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To determine
distance in degrees east and west, you would use lines of ____. a. | longitude | c. | contour | b. | the equator | d. | latitude | | | | |
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18.
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To determine
an exact location on a map, you can use ____. a. | latitude | c. | meridians | b. | longitude | d. | both a and b | | | | |
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If it is
2:00 A.M. on Saturday in New York, the time and day in California would be ____. a. | 11:00 P.M. on
Saturday | c. | 5:00 A.M. on
Saturday | b. | 11:00 P.M. on Friday | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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New York
time is three hours later than Los Angeles time. If it's ____ in Los Angeles, it is noon in New
York. a. | 3
P.M. | c. | 3
A.M. | b. | 9
A.M. | d. | 9
P.M. | | | | |
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If a
topographic map has a contour interval of 10 m and the map has five contour lines with the lowest
elevation shown as 15 m, the elevation of the highest line is ____.
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22.
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Index
contour lines ____. a. | show elevation of nearby contour lines | b. | always point
downstream | c. | appear at right angles | d. | are none of the
above | | |
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If a map has
a scale of 1 cm = 50,000 cm, ____ would separate two cities that are 3 cm apart on the
map. a. | 1
km | c. | 1.5
km | b. | 150
km | d. | 15
km | | | | |
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A road map
is drawn using a ____ projection. a. | Robinson | c. | Mercator | b. | conic | d. | contour | | | | |
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If 1 cm on a
map represents 80,000 cm on Earth's surface, the scale of the topographic map is expressed as
____. a. | 80,000:80,000 | c. | 1:80,000 | b. | 1:160,000 | d. | 1:40,000 | | | | |
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Matching
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Match
each term with the correct description below. a. | longitude | k. | prime meridian | b. | plains | l. | Robinson
projection | c. | map legend | m. | latitude | d. | folded mountains | n. | International Date Line | e. | Mercator
projection | o. | conic
projection | f. | volcanic mountains | p. | contour interval | g. | topographic
map | q. | map
scale | h. | remote sensing | r. | equator | i. | upwarped mountains | s. | contour line | j. | plateaus | t. | fault-block
mountains | | | | |
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26.
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the
transition line for calendar days
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landforms
created when crust is pushed up by forces inside Earth
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28.
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shows the
changes in elevation of Earth's surface
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29.
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the line
that represents 0° longitude
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30.
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map
projection used to produce maps of small areas
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landforms
made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rocks by
faults
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32.
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an imaginary
line that circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles
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33.
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map
projection that has nearly accurate shapes and shows nearly accurate land areas
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34.
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cone-shaped
structures made when molten material reaches the surface through a weak area of the crust and piles
up in layers
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35.
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explains
what the symbols used on the map mean
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36.
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distances in
degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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37.
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the distance
in degrees either north or south of the equator
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38.
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a line on a
map that connects points of equal elevation
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39.
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shows the
relationship between the map distances and actual distances on Earth's surface
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40.
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the
difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines
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41.
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landforms
created when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides and buckle
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42.
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map
projection that has correct shapes of continents, but their areas are distorted
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large, flat
areas of land
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44.
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flat, raised
areas of land
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45.
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a way of
collecting information about Earth from a distance
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Short Answer
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46.
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Would
Greenland be smaller on a Mercator or a Robinson map projection?
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Figure
6-1
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47.
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What are the
latitude and longitude of Point B shown in Figure 6-1?
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48.
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What are the
latitude and longitude of Point A shown in Figure 6-1?
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49.
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Compare a
Mercator projection map to a Robinson projection map.
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50.
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Would a
topographic map of the Rocky Mountains have a large or small contour interval?
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51.
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Which
imaginary lines on a globe or map run parallel to the equator?
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52.
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What is the
difference in elevation between side-by-side contour lines?
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53.
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Compare and
contrast plains and plateaus.
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True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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54.
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Remote
sensing is a way of collecting information about Earth from a distance.
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55.
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Landsat
refers to the use of radar waves to make maps of Earth.
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56.
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The Global
Positioning System, or GPS, is a satellite-based, radio navigation system that allows users to
determine their exact position on Earth.
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