12/19/22 Test

Question 1

What does GPS stand for?

Answer 1

global positioning system

Question 2

What are the 3 main types of landforms?

Answer 2

mountains, plateaus and plains

Question 3

Describe conic projection.

Answer 3

Conic projection has straight lines of longitude and curved lines of latitude.

Question 4

How are topographic maps useful in our everyday lives?

Answer 4

They’re used for planning, building, construction sites, etc

Question 5

Compare and contrast maps and globes.

Answer 5

They are drawn to scale and use symbols to represent the topography. They are different because the globe is a round sphere shape, and the map is a flat surface representing the Earth.

Question 6

T/F: If a contour line is a closed loop with dashes inside, it shows a hill top.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

T/F: A conic projection has curved lines of longitude and latitude.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

T/F: Measuring distances and elevation with instruments is called surveying.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T/F: A mountain system is a group of mountains in the same area.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

T/F: A globe shows earth as it looks from space.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

_____ is a landform with nearly flat or gently rolling features.

Answer 11

Plain

Question 12

1/2 of Earth’s surface is called a _____.

Answer 12

hemisphere

Question 13

All lines of latitude are parallel to the _______.

Answer 13

equator

Question 14

A mercator projection map spreads out land near the ______.

Answer 14

poles

Question 15

An index contour is labeled with the _______.

Answer 15

elevation

Question 16

Which system uses satellites to find latitude, longitude, and elevation?

Answer 16

GPS

Question 17

Where contour lines are far apart the ground has gentle _______.

Answer 17

slopes

Question 18

On a topographic map a line connecting points with the same elevation is a ______ line.

Answer 18

contour

Question 19

The longitude of the prime meridian is ____ degrees west.

Answer 19

0

Question 20

Which type of map projection spreads out lands near the edges of its map?

Answer 20

equal area

Question 21

Which part of the map shows what the symbols of the map stand for?

Answer 21

key

Question 22

The topography of an area includes 3 things: the area’s elevation, relief and _______.

Answer 22

landforms

Question 23

_______ is an imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles.

Answer 23

Prime Meridian

Question 24

The landform that has high elevation and a flat surface is known as a _______.

Answer 24

plateau

Question 25

The distance north or south of the equator is called _____.

Answer 25

latitude