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Earth Science Chapter 2
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Questions about latitude, longitude and topographic maps.
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1
The position of the North Pole is ____.
90 degrees East
90 degrees South
180 degrees North
90 degrees North
2
What degree and direction am I pointing at now?
90 degrees east
135 degrees east
60 degrees west
135 degrees west
3
Lines of latitude measure ___ and ___ directions.
east / north
east / west
north / south
west / south
4
Lines that connect points of equal elevation are called ____.
benchmarks
contour intervals
depression contours
contour lines
5
Longitude is an imaginary ______ line on the Earth.
vertical
diagonal
contour
horizontal
6
What is the degree and the direction of the lines that I am pointing to?
45 degrees east
45 degrees west
45 degrees south
45 degrees north
7
The maximum degree value for latitude is ___.
60
90
180
45
8
When contour lines are close together it represents a steep slope.
True
False
9
Latitude is an imaginary ______ line on the Earth.
horizontal
contour
vertical
diagonal
10
Longitude measures ___ and ___ directions.
north / south
east / south
east / north
east / west
11
The starting line for latitude is called the Prime Meridian.
True
False
12
The Earth has 12 time zones.
False
True
13
The maximum degree value for longitude is ___.
180
90
30
45
14
The measurement between side by side contour lines is called the contour interval.
False
True
15
Holes and sinkholes are represented on a topographic map with _____ contours.
interval
equal
index
depression