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Mapping Earth's Surface

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A map is an example of _________ used by geologists.

a)

hypothesis

b)

model

c)

manipulated variable

d)

scientific variable

2.

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its _______.

a)

topography

b)

plateau

c)

relief

d)

landform

3.

An area's topography is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and _____.

a)

scale

b)

landforms

c)

lattitude

d)

longitude

4.

A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a _____.

a)

lowland

b)

mountain system

c)

coastal plain

d)

plateau

5.

One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ____.

a)

elevation

b)

slope

c)

relief

d)

flatness

6.

A ______ is a list of all of a map's symbols.

a)

globe

b)

scale

c)

key

d)

contour interval

7.

Plateaus, plains, and mountains are the three main types of _____.

a)

projection

b)

elevation

c)

relief

d)

landforms

8.

If one centimetere on a map represents 25, 000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is _______.

a)

1 centimeter= 2.5 kilometeres

b)

1: 250,000

c)

1: 2,500,000

d)

1: 25,000

9.

A _____ is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface.

a)

scale

b)

symbol

c)

degree

d)

prime meridian

10.

How many contour lines would you need to show a change in elevation of 1,000 feet on a map with a contour interval of 200 feet?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

11.

A ____ is one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface.

a)

globe

b)

hemisphere

c)

scale

d)

projection

12.

In terms of maps, GPS stands for _______.

a)

Geographical Pinning Station

b)

Giant Precious Satellites

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Geology Professional System

13.

A satelite image is made of thousands of tiny dots called ________________.

a)

pixels

b)

grids

c)

symbols

d)

contour intervals

14.

The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called the _______________.

a)

relief

b)

contour lines

c)

contour intervals

d)

slope

15.

1/360 of the way around the Earth is a ____________.

a)

fraction

b)

minute

c)

degree

d)

longitude line

16.

A ________________ is a sphere model that represents Earth's entire surface.

a)

map

b)

globe

c)

atlas

d)

GPS

17.

In a ____________map projection, all lines of latitude and longitude appear as straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle

a)

mercator

b)

equal-area

c)

conic

d)

atlas

18.

In a _______ projection map, the shapes around the edges of the maps are destorted.

a)

mercator

b)

equal-area

c)

conic

d)

atlas

19.

In a _______ projection map, longitude lines are straight and latitude lines are curved.

a)

mercator

b)

equal-area

c)

conic

d)

atlas

20.

The line that seperates Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

a)

latitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

longitude

d)

equator

21.

The line that seperates Northern and Southern Hemispheres

a)

latitude

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

longitude

d)

Equator

22.

The ______________ is a method of finding longitude, latitude and elevation using a system of satellites.

a)

GPS

b)

topographic maps

c)

contour lines

d)

contour intervals

23.

What is the name of this landform?

a)

plateau

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

valley

24.

What is the name of this landform?

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

mountain

d)

valley

25.

What is the name of this landform?

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

mountain

d)

valley

26.

Lines of latitude measure

a)

North and West

b)

South and East

c)

East and West

d)

North and South

27.

Lines of longitude measure

a)

north and west

b)

south and east

c)

east and west

d)

north and south