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Unit 1 Test Remediation

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date

1-15.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

1.

What do topographic maps use to show the elevation and shape of the land?

a)

Colors

b)

Shadows

c)

Textures

d)

Contours

2.

Which of the following is NOT a real-world application of topographic maps?

a)

Emergency management

b)

Resource management

c)

Recreation

d)

Cooking recipes

3.

Why are topographic maps essential for planning a hike?

a)

They offer discounts on hiking gear.

b)

They show the best restaurants along the route.

c)

They help in choosing camping locations and finding water sources.

d)

They provide weather forecasts.

4.

What is a key feature of Hadrian's Wall according to topographic maps?

a)

It has many rivers.

b)

It is heavily wooded.

c)

It is very hilly.

d)

It is a short walk.

5.

How do topographic maps assist in resource management?

a)

By predicting stock market trends.

b)

By revealing coal and uranium deposits.

c)

By showing the best shopping centers.

d)

By displaying popular tourist spots.

6.

What is a key feature of topographic maps in resource management?

a)

They reveal flat and sunny places for solar panels.

b)

They offer travel discounts.

c)

They show the best fishing spots.

d)

They predict the weather.

7.

What is a consideration when placing mines according to topographic maps?

a)

Proximity to shopping malls

b)

Proximity to beaches

c)

Proximity to roads for transportation

d)

Proximity to schools

8.

Why was the Carmichael Coal Mine project controversial?

a)

It was located in a desert.

b)

It threatened endangered species and the Great Barrier Reef.

c)

It was too expensive.

d)

It was too close to a city.

9.

What is a requirement for wind farms according to topographic maps?

a)

They must be near the ocean.

b)

They should be in a forest.

c)

They need a landscape on a plateau.

d)

They must be underground.

10.

What should be considered when building wind farms according to topographic maps?

a)

Proximity to beaches

b)

Altitude to maximize wind speed

c)

Proximity to schools

d)

Proximity to shopping centers

11.

How do topographic maps help in emergency management?

a)

By predicting the weather.

b)

By showing safe places to build housing.

c)

By providing entertainment options.

d)

By offering travel discounts.

12.

What can topographic maps predict in flood-prone areas?

a)

The best picnic areas

b)

The location of treasure

c)

The best fishing spots

d)

Water movement direction

13.

Which of the following is a natural disaster that topographic maps can help manage?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Forest fires

c)

Tornadoes

d)

Volcanic eruptions

14.

What is a benefit of using topographic maps in disaster management?

a)

They provide free internet access.

b)

They help in planning evacuation routes.

c)

They offer discounts on insurance.

d)

They predict the stock market.

15.

What is a key consideration for emergency managers using topographic maps?

a)

Locating safe high ground during floods

b)

Choosing vacation spots

c)

Predicting the stock market

d)

Finding the best restaurants

16-25.

Answer the questions below after watching the video

16.

What is the main topic of today's episode?

a)

The history of maps

b)

Climate zones

c)

Latitude and Longitude

d)

The geography of Spain

17.

What is the equator?

a)

A line that measures time zones

b)

A line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

c)

A line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

d)

A line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

18.

Which latitude is marked at 0 degrees?

a)

The Arctic Circle

b)

The Equator

c)

The Tropic of Capricorn

d)

The Tropic of Cancer

19.

Which climate zone is generally warm and humid?

a)

Tropical zone

b)

Polar zone

c)

Temperate zone

d)

Arctic zone

20.

What is the prime meridian?

a)

A line that runs parallel to the equator

b)

A line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

c)

A line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

d)

A line that measures the distance from the equator

21.

How is the time difference between two places calculated?

a)

By counting the number of longitude degrees between them

b)

By counting the number of latitude degrees between them

c)

By measuring the distance from the prime meridian

d)

By measuring the distance from the equator

22.

What are the coordinates of a location?

a)

The latitude and longitude position of the location

b)

The distance from the equator

c)

The distance from the prime meridian

d)

The climate zone of the location

23.

How are coordinates written?

a)

Latitude first, followed by longitude

b)

Prime meridian first, followed by equator

c)

Equator first, followed by prime meridian

d)

Longitude first, followed by latitude

24.

What is the total number of latitudes around the Earth?

a)

180

b)

118

c)

360

d)

90

25.

What is the total number of longitudes around the Earth?

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

d)

118

26.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere

a)

Soil

b)

Rocks

c)

Minerals

d)

All of the Above

27.
This sphere includes the continents, the ocean floor, all the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
28.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
29.
This sphere is composed of all the living things 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
30.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
31.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
32.

This is part of the....

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

33.
When volcanoes erupt, dust and ash particles spread through much of the air blocking the sun.  Which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
34.
Which direction is the stream flowing?
a)
northward
b)
southward
c)
westward
d)
eastward
35.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
36.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
37.
What are the darker lines called?
a)
roads
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
waves
38.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
39.
What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?
a)
400 m
b)
200 m
c)
100 m
d)
80 m
40.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
41.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
42.
Known as the age of the mammals?
a)
Mesozoic Era
b)
Holocene Epoch
c)
Cenozoic Era
d)
Cambrian
43.
The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Paleozoic
d)
Cenozoic
44.
Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.
a)
true
b)
false