Honors Oceanography Spring Benchmark #2 (Unit 3)

How many feet are in one fathom?

• 3 feet

• 6 feet

• 12 feet

• 20 feet

How many feet are in-between contour lines on a typical topographic map?

• 10 feet

• 20 feet

• 40 feet

• It varies

What is the most common type of map projection?

• Mercator projection map

• Miller cylindrical projection map

• Fuller projector map

• The Lambert equal area projection map

How many degrees separate meridians at the equator?

• 1º

• 15º

• 20º

• 30º

Contour lines on a topographic map that are close together indicate that: 

• the land slopes gradually.

• the land is very steep.

• the elevation is very high.

• the elevation is very low.

On a topographic map, elevation is shown by which feature? 

• Contour lines

• Scale

• Fractional Scale

• Legend

Greenwich, England is located at 47º N, 0º. Accra, Ghana is located at 6º N, 0º. What do they have in common? 

• They are both on the equator.

• They are both on the prime meridian.

• They are both on the international date line.

• They are both on the same Mercator projection.

Twin Falls, Idaho is located at 42º 20’ north and 113º 36’ west. Boston, Massachusetts is located at 42º 20’north and 71º 01’ west. What do Boston and Twin Falls have in common?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Scale

• Mercator projection

How are the lines of latitude and longitude drawn on a globe?

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles.

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the equator.

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles.

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the equator.

How many degrees of latitude are between the equator and the North Pole?

• 0º

• 23.5º

• 90º

• 180º