Earth Science--Chapter 2 Team Study

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1 Name: Class: Date: ID: A Earth Science--Chapter 2 Team Study Multiple Choice: Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your answer choice in the blank space at the left. 1. Which of the following is a good example of a cylindrical projection? a. an equal-area map c. a globe b. a Mercator projection d. compass rose 2. Which of the following methods would be the best to use to map areas near the equator? a. cylindrical projection c. conic projection b. distortion d. azimuthal projection Use the map below to answer the following questions. 3. You are planning to climb to the top of either Barrel Hill or Rocky Point. both features are 900 feet tall at the summit. If you only consider the steepness of the climb, which feature would be more difficult to hike? a. The map does not provide enough information b. They are the same elevation and so of equal difficulty to climb c. Barrel Hill d. Rocky Point 4. A fixed place on the Earth s surface from which direction and location can be determined is a a. gnomonic projection. c. compass rose. b. reference point. d. azimuthal projection. 5. Moving information from a curved surface to a flat surface causes a. continents. c. sensing. b. projections. d. distortion. 6. What unit of measurement is used to describe magnetic declination? a. feet c. kilometers b. meters d. degrees 7. Which direction does a compass needle point? a. along the Earth s axis c. towards true north b. towards the prime meridian d. towards the magnetic north pole 1

2 8. The prime meridian runs through which city? a. Rome, Italy c. Greenwich, England b. New Delhi, India d. New York City, NY 9. Which of the following is NOT a method of remote sensing? a. measuring the depth of the ocean by using sound waves from a ship b. using a satellite to photograph a city c. measuring the length of a trail by hiking on it d. determining your distance from Chicago using GPS 10. Lines of latitude a. start in Greenwich, England. c. run from north to south. b. are parallel to the equator. d. indicate magnetic declination. 11. If a topographic map included a 6,000 ft. mountain next to an area of low hills, which would best describe the contour lines on the map? a. The contour lines would cross near the top of the mountain. b. The contour lines around the mountain would be very close together. c. The contour lines would be dark blue. d. The contour lines around the rolling hills would be very close together. 12. What line connects the North and South Poles? a. axis c. sphere b. north d. equator 13. Which feature would probably NOT be identified on a topographical map? a. a clothing store c. a bridge b. the tallest mountain d. a river 14. What model of the Earth has distortion? a. meridian c. map b. latitude d. globe 15. What is magnetic declination? a. the same as 90 latitude b. the distance from the equator c. the difference between the magnetic north and the true north d. when the needle of a compass points north 16. A map projection that distorts the size of areas around the equator, while areas near the poles are sized properly is called a. Mercator. c. cylindrical. b. azimuthal. d. equal-area. 17. On a topographic map, what is used to show elevation? a. contour lines c. relief b. an open circle d. blue lines 18. Which of the following connects points of equal elevation? a. latitude c. contour line b. legend d. distortion 19. What color is normally used to indicate contour lines on a topographical map? a. pink c. blue b. brown d. black 2

3 Completion: Complete each sentence or statement. Write the correct term in the blank space. Use the terms from the following list to complete the sentences below. prime meridian magnetic north pole equator sphere azimuthal true north GIS steep gentle 20. The Earth is shaped like a(n). 21. The direction to the geographic North Pole is called. 22. A compass needle points to the _. 23. The imaginary circle halfway between the poles is the. 24. The longitude line at 0 is called the. 25. Information about a place stored on computers is called. 26. Two contour lines that are close together show a slope. Matching Match each item with the correct statement. a. prime meridian f. legend b. radar g. cardinal directions c. latitude h. contour interval d. longitude i. topographic map e. GPS j. elevation 27. method that sends energy waves from a satellite to Earth s surface 28. the line of longitude used as the origin in a system of coordinates 29. shows the surface features of the Earth 30. the height of an object above sea level 31. a system of orbiting satelittes used to pinpoint a location on Earth 32. the distance east and west from the prime meridian 33. a summary of symbols used on a map 34. north, south, east, and west 35. the difference in elevation between contour lines 36. the distance north or south from the equator 3

4 Interpreting Graphics: Use the maps below to answer the questions that follow. Circle the letter of your answer choice. Assume you live on the northwest corner of Palace Square. 37. How many times would you cross over the stream on the way to the movie theatre? a. one time c. three times b. two times d. four times 38. Which feature on the map is farthest east? a. Movie Theatre c. Central St. b. Palace Square d. Main St. bridge 4

5 39. How many cities on the map are located west of the 110 W longitude? a. 2 c. 7 b. 8 d What is the closest line of latitude to Charleston? a. 80 W c. 40 N b. 30 N d. 70 W 5

6 ID: A Earth Science--Chapter 2 Team Study Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. B 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B COMPLETION 20. sphere 21. true north 22. magnetic north pole 23. equator 24. prime meridian 25. GIS 26. steep MATCHING 27. B 28. A 29. I 30. J 31. E 1

7 ID: A 32. D 33. F 34. G 35. H 36. C OTHER 37. B 38. A 39. A 40. B 2