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NS1-U6C1 - Geography, Maps and the Environment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Amazon River Basin, the world’s largest tropical rain forest, is in what continent?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

2.

Longitude lines east of the prime meridian are numbered __ through 80 degrees east.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

An imaginary circle on the earth's surface passing through the North and South Poles; a line or parallel of longitude

a)

Meridian

b)

Latitude

c)

Degree

d)

Parallel

4.

What term is used to refer to lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Degrees

b)

Parallels

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

5.

What term is used to describe the aligning or positioning of oneself or a map in relation to the surroundings?

a)

Correlating

b)

Orienting

c)

Scaling

d)

Modifying

6.

Topographic maps use two more colors than road maps. White is used for _______ and reddish-brown is used for _________.

a)

man-made and relief features / void of vegetation

b)

void of vegetation / man-made and relief features

7.

When you are reading a grid coordinate, always read _____ first, then _____.

a)

right / up

b)

down / left

c)

up / left

d)

up / right

8.

An angular difference between true north and either magnetic or grid north

a)

Orient

b)

Declination

c)

Magnetic North

d)

True North

e)

Orienteering

9.

When contour lines are widely spaced at the top of the feature and closely spaced at the bottom, the slope is considered _______.

a)

conclave

b)

concentric

c)

convex

10.

A low point between two areas of higher ground

a)

Draw

b)

Saddle

c)

Ridge

d)

Spur

e)

Sinkhole

11.

On a map, the RF (or _______ Fraction) is the ratio of map distance to ground distance.

a)

Relationship

b)

Regulation

c)

Resection

d)

Representative

12.

Does distance have an effect on azimuths?

a)

No. Azimuths are a distance measurement, but it still has no effect.

b)

No. Azimuths are an angle measurement, so there is no effect.

c)

Yes. The greater the distance, the greater the azimuth.

d)

Yes. Azimuths are a measure of distance.

13.

A horizontal angle usually measured clockwise in degrees from north base line (direction

a)

Magnetic Azimuth

b)

Representative Fraction (RF)

c)

Center of Mass

d)

Back Azimuth

e)

Azimuth

14.

What term is used to refer to an azimuth obtained by adding or subtracting 180 degrees from the azimuth, depending on the degree of the azimuth

a)

Magnetic

b)

Back

c)

Base

d)

Grid

15.

The first step in using the Intersection - Straightedge Method is to…

a)

Locate and mark your known position on the map.

b)

Place a straightedge on the map with one end at Point A.

c)

Orient the map (on a flat surface) to ground by terrain association.

16.

If a compass is not available to you, which of the following are two natural resources you

can use to determine direction?

(Input the TWO best correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

temperature

d)

stars

17.

In what type of orienteering must all competitors visit the same 6-12 control points in the same order?

a)

Cross-country

b)

Score

c)

Relay

d)

Line

18.

Which of the following are good examples of a “steering mark”? (Input ALL correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

a)

A lone tree

b)

A lone wolf

c)

A lone team member

d)

A lone building

19.

Which of the following supplies/elements are used to ensure safety in an orienteering event? (Input ALL correct answers; then push the ENTER button.)

a)

First aid kits

b)

Control tower

c)

Safety lane

d)

Finish time

20.

In the type of movement known as _______, competitors keep their maps oriented as they travel, remembering the terrain features along the route.

a)

aiming off

b)

steering mark

c)

direct line

d)

geographic orientation