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Maps and Models of Earth Unit Summative

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Church

b)

Restaurant

c)

School

d)

Park

2.
What does this symbol mean?
a)
Airport
b)
Restaurant
c)
Hospital
d)
School
3.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
4.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
5.
Which map projection makes land near the poles seem gigantic (like Antarctica and Greenland)?
a)
Lambert
b)
Mercator
c)
Robinson
d)
Eckert IV
6.
A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
7.
The change in shape, size, or location of a place when shown on a map.
a)
Map Projection
b)
Distortion
8.
Which projection is this?
a)
Conic
b)
Mercator
c)
Eckert IV
d)
Robinson
9.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
10.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
11.
What is the map symbol (darker lines)?
a)
roads
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
waves
12.
Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
a forest
c)
steep
d)
a swamp
13.
In which direction is Bird Creek flowing?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
14.

Which locations have the same elevation?

a)

A and C

b)

B and E

c)

C and I

d)

F and G

15.
The height above sea level of any point on Earth's surface
a)
contour interval
b)
elevation
c)
slope
16.
Map that shows detailed shapes of Earth's surface, along with its natural and human made features
a)
topographical map
b)
elevation
c)
contour line
17.
Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation
a)
contour lines
b)
topography lines
c)
index lines
18.

The number of satellites needed to triangulate your position on Earth

a)
one
b)
three
c)
27
19.
The difference in elevation between contour lines on a topographic map is called ___.
a)
contour line
b)
contour interval
c)
relief
d)
scale
20.

The Olympic games start at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?

a)
10 p.m.
b)
4 p.m.
c)
5 p.m
d)
11 p.m.
21.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
22.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
23.

What is the contour interval for this map?

a)

500

b)

100

c)

20

d)

1000

24.

What is the difference in elevation from point C to D?

a)

900

b)

200

c)

0

d)

500

25.

What is the elevation of Point A

a)

1500

b)

900

c)

1000

d)

1200

26.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
27.
Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Southeast
28.
What is the highest elevation this hill could possibly have? (might not be labeled)
a)
1040
b)
1060
c)
1079
d)
1009
29.

A hiking club is planning an expedition. They want to follow the easiest possible path, which means they need to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the club choose?

a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
 Route C
d)
Route D
30.
What could be the lowest elevation in the depression?
a)
50 feet
b)
41 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
51 feet
31.

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

a)

contour

b)

benchmark

c)

globe

d)

topographic map

32.

contour lines marked with little "teeth" that represent a depression or basin

a)

hachure lines

b)

contours

c)

depression

d)

sea level

33.

a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface

a)

contour

b)

topographic relief

c)

map projection

d)

sea level

34.

This type of map projection was very popular with people exploring the world on the oceans because it did not distort cirections.

a)

conic projection

b)

equal area projection

c)

interrupted projection

d)

Mercator projection

35.

Mark all the correct answers!

Which answers are types of real map projections?

a)

conic

b)

discontour

c)

polar/planar

d)

cylindrical (Mercator)

36.

Which type of directions are circled in red on this map tool?

a)

cardinal directions

b)

compass

c)

compass rose

d)

intermediate directions

37.

a lower area in a level place; a place in the Earth that is sunken

a)

sea level

b)

disturbance

c)

depression

d)

elevation

38.

For writing map coordinates, which number comes first?

a)

meridian

b)

latitude

c)

longitude

d)

contour interval

39.

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

parallels

40.

The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

prime meridian

d)

post meridian

41.

The line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180o meridian is __________________.

a)

Prime Latitude

b)

International Longitude Line

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meridian

42.

A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map is called __________.

a)

distortion

b)

elevation

c)

interrupted

d)

error

43.

Which U.S. time zone do you live in?

a)

Pacific

b)

Mountain

c)

Central

d)

Eastern

44.
V-shaped contour lines show a
a)
mountain top
b)
stream valley
c)
depression
d)
steep slope
45.
To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
a)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
46.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
47.

Which compass point should always be at the top of your map?

a)

South

b)

East

c)

North

d)

West

48.

What are the coordinates for letter C?

a)

(0, 140 West)

b)

(0, 140 East)

49.

What are the coordinates for letter A?

a)

(20 North, 80 West)

b)

(20 South, 80 East)

50.

What is letter C?

a)

A mountain

b)

A depression

c)

A plain

d)

A building

51.

If the distance between points B and C is 2km, what is the gradient (slope)? Remember that slope = rise/run (change in elevation divided by distance).

a)

15 m/km

b)

50 m/km

c)

100 m/km

d)

20 m/km

52.

At 30°S 60°W, what continent would you be located in?

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

53.

What is the purpose of a map scale?

a)

To weigh the political power of the states

b)

To show where things are located on the map

c)

To compare the distance measured on the map to the actual distance on Earth

d)

To show how large the map is

54.

What line crosses northern South America?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

Index contour

d)

Contour line

e)

El Salvador

55.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
56.
A Hemisphere is half of a sphere.
a)
True
b)
False
57.

In Sterling, Virginia, we are in the ____ and ___ hemispheres.

a)

northern and western

b)

southern and eastern

c)

northern and eastern

d)

southern and western

58.

What is the latitude in Sterling, Virginia?

a)

77 degrees West

b)

39 degrees West

c)

77 degrees North

d)

39 degrees North

59.

What is the longitude of Sterling, Virginia?

a)

77 degrees North

b)

39 degrees West

c)

77 degrees West

d)

39 degrees North

60.
The color blue often represents ___ on a map.
a)
water
b)
parks
c)
roads
d)
airports
61.
Contour lines are usually drawn in the color ___.
a)
red
b)
brown
c)
yellow
d)
green
62.

Which statement about lines of longitude is true?

a)

they converge at the equator

b)

they converge at the poles

c)

they are parallel

d)

they locate positions in north and south directions

63.

What is the latitude of the north pole?

a)

0° north

b)

90° north

c)

180° north

d)

360° north

64.

All flat maps distort either the shapes, or the areas of landmasses because ______.

a)

the boundaries of landmasses are not known with certainty

b)

such large structures cannot be drawn accurately

c)

lines of latitude are not perfectly parallel

d)

Earth is a curved, three-dimensional object

65.

What features on this map show immediately that it is a topographical map?

a)

latitude and longitude lines

b)

a topographic map

c)

brown contour lines

d)

map scale

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