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Geo Skills A

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the AR of Hadley Lake?

a)

AR 0310

b)

AR 0209

c)

AR 0902

d)

AR 0309

2.

What is the GR of the petrol station?

a)

GR 007008

b)

GR 007088

c)

GR 005082

d)

GR 006888

3.

If this is sunrise at Bondi Beach (6.32am), then what aspect does the photographer have?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

4.

If this is sunset in Perth (7.38pm), then what aspect does the photographer have?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

How high above sea level is Point A?

a)

480m

b)

510m

c)

520m

d)

540m

6.

What is the bearing of Point A from Point E?

a)

282º

b)

102º

c)

182º

d)

262º

7.

Which point has the highest elevation?

a)

Point D

b)

Point Z

c)

Point F

8.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Topographic Map

d)

Flowline Map

9.

What direction is Vaucluse from Rose Bay?

a)

NE

b)

SW

c)

NNE

d)

SSW

10.

What bearing is Bondi Beach from Double Bay?

a)

123º

b)

187º

c)

152º

d)

93º

11.

What are the 3 southern most suburbs shown?

a)

Randwick, Redfern, Clovelly

b)

Randwick, Coogee, Clovelly

c)

Woolloomooloo, Potts Point, Vaucluse

d)

Coogee, Clovelly, Bondi

12.

What is the line of longitude shown?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

International Date Line

13.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about lines of latitude?

a)

They are all equal in length

b)

They are measured E or W of the Prime Meridian

c)

They are all parallel

d)

They help determine time zones

14.

Washington DC's lat/long co-ordinates appear to be:

a)

39ºS, 77ºE

b)

39ºS, 77ºW

c)

39ºN, 77ºE

d)

39ºN, 77ºW

15.

How is local relief defined?

a)

The difference in gradient between two slopes

b)

The difference in altitude between 2 points in a given area

c)

The difference in soil type between 2 areas in a given area

16.

What should you NOT do when constructing a Cross Section

a)

Give it a TITLE

b)

Put ELEVATION on the left axis and DISTANCE on the bottom axis.

c)

Use a RULER to connect the dots once you have plotted data.

17.

Which of the following has the LARGEST SCALE?

a)

1: 94,000,000

b)

1: 37,000,000

c)

1: 16,000,000

d)

1: 1,300,000

18.

TRUE or FALSE: These cross sections on the left are all matched correctly with the contour line configurations on the right?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

A common scale used for maps is "one centimetre represents one kilometre". How would you write this as a ratio?

a)

1: 1,000

b)

1: 100,000

c)

1: 1,000,000

20.

What is the GR of Point D?

a)

GR 847425

b)

GR 847452

c)

GR 853425

d)

GR 425847