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Modeling Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does GPS stand for?

a)

Global Point System

b)

Guided Point System

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Guided Placement System

2.

You are planning a road trip with friends, and you want to find the fastest route that avoids high-traffic roads. Which tool would be the most useful?

a)

Topographic map

b)

GPS

c)

Compass

d)

Sextant

3.

Which TWO reference points are necessary to determine an exact location?


Select TWO answers.

a)

Altitude

b)

elevation

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

4.

Zero degrees longitude represents which location?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

5.

Why is remote sensing technology necessary for studying features on Earth's surface?

a)

Some changes in surface features occur because of processes that happen deep within Earth's interior.

b)

Scientists require rock samples to better understand processes that form Earth's surface features.

c)

Some characteristics of Earth's large surface features are most clearly viewed from a distance.

6.

Which question can best be answered using remote sensing image data?

a)

How much of the Amazon river basin has been deforested?

b)

How many frog species have become extinct as a result of deforestation?

c)

How can biodiversity be restored on deforested lands?

7.

A large tornado has just passed. What type of map would be most useful to a surveyor to assess the damage of an area?

a)

Satellite map

b)

Political/geographic map

c)

Topographic map

d)

Street map

8.

What type of map is most useful for a person hiking along the Appalachian trail?

a)

Topographic map

b)

Satellite map

c)

Political/Geographic map

d)

Road map

9.

Which of the following indicates the elevation on a topographic map?

a)

Contour Line

b)

Contour Interval

c)

Meridian

d)

Scale

10.

Zero degrees latitude represents which location?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole