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Chapter 2 Science Review- Part 1. Hard 10. The contour lines that represent the top of a hill form… -a sharp angle -a gentle curve -a closed loop. Answer: Hard 10. A closed Loop. Hard 20. Topographic maps have man uses in… -science and engineering -everyday life -all of the above.
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Hard 10 The contour lines that represent the top of a hill form… -a sharp angle -a gentle curve -a closed loop
Answer: Hard 10 A closed Loop
Hard 20 Topographic maps have man uses in… -science and engineering -everyday life -all of the above
Answer: Hard 20 All of the above
Hard 30 To locate positions on Earth’s surface, scientists use units called… -pixels -contours -degrees
Answer: Hard 30 Degrees
Hard 40 Topographic maps are usually large-scale maps that show… -all land north or south of the equator -a close-up view of part of Earth’s surface -entire continents
Answer: Hard 40 A close-up view of parts of Earth’s surface
Hard 50 True OR False? The rocky mountains have low relief and high elevation.
Answer: Hard 50 False! The rocky mountains have high relief and high elevation.
Harder 10 Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map are shown using symbols called… -pixels -GPS units -contour lines
Answer: Harder 10 Contour Lines
Harder 20 What kind of slope do closely spaced contour lines indicate? -gentle -flat -steep
Answer: Harder 20 Steep
Harder 30 The point on Earth’s surface having zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude would be located… -where the equator crosses the prime meridian -at the North Pole -at the South Pole
Answer: Harder 30 Where the equator crosses the prime meridian
Harder 40 True OR False? On a topographic map, steep slopes are indicated by contour lines that are widely spaced?
Answer: Harder 40 False! On a topographic map, steep slopes are indicated by contour lines that are closely spaced?
Harder 50 If one centimeter on a map represents 25,000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is… • 1 : 25,000 • 1 : 250,000 • 1 : 2,500,000
Answer: Harder 50 1 : 25,000
Very Hard 10 On a topographic map, points of equal elevation are connect by… -contour lines -longitude lines -latitude lines
Answer: Very Hard 10 Contour Lines
Very Hard 20 Each dot, or ______, in a satellite image contains information about the color and brightness of a small area on Earth’s surface. -degree -pixel -symbol
Answer: Very Hard 20 Pixel
Very Hard 30 True OR False? Lines of latitude run from north to south, meeting at the poles.
Answer: Very Hard 30 False! Lines of longituderun from north to south, meeting at the poles.
Very Hard 40 One thing that the equator and prime meridian have in common is that they divide the globe into ____________. -landforms -hemispheres -poles
Answer: Very Hard 40 Hemispheres
Very Hard 50 The _______________ is a satellite-based system that can precisely determine latitude and longitude for points on Earth’s surface. -satellite images -global positioning system (GPS) -map projection
Answer: Very Hard 50 Global Positioning System (GPS)
Super Hard 10 The __________ of the North Pole is 90° north. -longitude -scale -latitude
Answer: Super Hard 10 Latitude
Super Hard 20 True OR False? On a topographic map, V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate a valley.
Answer: Super Hard 20 True!
Super Hard 30 V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate a…. -ridge -valley -mountain top
Answer: Super Hard 30 Valley
Super Hard 40 Computer mapmakers digitize map data so that they can…. -make new map projections -display the data on a computer screen -find latitude and longitude
Super Hard 40 Display the data on a computer screen
Super Hard 50 True OR False? The elevationof an area is the difference in height between its highest and lowest point.
Super Hard 50 False! The reliefof an area is the difference in height between its highest and lowest point.
Impossible 10 To find the latitude, longitude, and evaluation of points on Earth’s surface, the Global Positioning System uses… -signals from a network of satellites -satellite images -topographic maps
Answer: Impossible 10 Signals from a network of satellites
Impossible 20 On a Mercator projection, Greenland appears larger than South America because… -Mercator projection enlarge areas near the poles -its land area is really greater than that of South America -small land masses are distorted more than large ones.
Answer: Impossible 20 Mercator projection enlarge areas near the poles
Impossible 30 A map projection in which the lines of latitude and longitude are all straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle is the -Mercator projection -equal-area projection -conic projection
Answer: Impossible 30 Mercator Projection
Impossible 40 A(n) _______ is a landform with high elevation and a more or less level surface. -plateau -plain -landform
Answer: Impossible 40 Plateau