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#Middle School Earth Science #Topography
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1
Oregon’s eco-regions include all of the following except…
Appalachian Mountains
Willamette Valley
Blue Mountains
Columbia Plateau
2
Contour lines that are close together with little space between them usually show ______ slope.
a gradual
no
a gentle
a steep
3
_______________is the distance north or south, measured in degrees, from the equator.
latitude
prime meridian
equator
longitude
4
Which of the following is found at 0 degrees longitude?
Equator
Prime meridian
South Pole
North Pole
5
Which of the following run parallel to the equator?
elevation
contour line
latitude
longitude
6
_______________is the height of an object above or below sea level.
Elevation
Declination
Index Contour
Contour interval
7
Which statement is NOT correct regarding the Willamette Valley, OR:
most agricultural crops are grown in OR
It is wet and cool
largest centers of population in OR
generally hot and dry
8
The word hemisphere means ______.
one half of a sphere
one quarter of a sphere
a whole sphere
one third of a sphere
9
_______ shows the four cardinal directions (N,S, E, W) on a map.
Compass rose
Scale
Key
Symbol
10
Latitude and longitude are measured in the following units.
Kilometers, meters, cm
Miles, feet, inches
Radians, turns, gons
Degrees, minutes, seconds
11
_______________ are used to show the shape of landforms on a topographic map.
Contour lines
Ratios
Colors
Symbols
12
A point whose latitude is 0 degrees is located on the ______________.
North Pole
Equator
South Pole
Prime Meridian
13
The prime meridian separates these two hemispheres:
Northeast and south west
east and west
North and south
northwest and southeast
14
A map
scale
read 1 cm = 700 km. A distance on the map of 3 cm equals how many km on Earth?
700 km
2100 km
2450 km
1700 km
15
Which statement is true about the Northern Basin and Range?
where most agricultural crops are grown in OR
wet and cool
largest centers of population in OR
extreme temperatures and little rainfall
16
____________ is the difference in elevation between two contour lines.
Contour scale
Contour interval
Declination
Topography
17
All points along a contour line represent a single___________
landmark
elevation
stream
valley
18
Which of the following includes a list of symbols and their meanings used in a map?
Title
Labels
Scale
Legend
