Latitude/Longitude
Time zones
Contour Lines
Topography
More Topography
Gradient
Bonus
100
You are located on zero degrees latitude.
What is the equator.
100

How many degrees are there between time zones?

15 degrees

100
lines of equal elevation
What is contour lines?
100

What is the name of this topographical feature? 


A mountain

100

What is the contour interval for this map?

10

100

What is the formula for gradient? 

Gradient = change in field value / distance

100

What is the formula for Density? 

Density = Mass / Volume

200

lines that go north and south

Lines of Longitude

200

If it is 1:00pm at Greenwich, England, what time is it at 45 degrees east?

4:00pm

200
every fifth line
What is an index line?
200

What is the name of this topographical feature?

A depression

200

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What is the highest possible elevation for this map? Don't forget units

200

Which river flows West? 

Neither of them

200

What is the Latitude for the Tropic of Cancer? 

23.5 Degrees North

300

Greenwich, England

Where is the prime meridian?

300

How many degrees separate each longitude line on this diagram of the earth? 

15 degrees

300

The amount of elevation between two contour lines

What is a contour interval?

300

What direction does a topographical "V" point?

Upstream/uphill

300

What is the elevation at point A?

310

300

If the distance between point A and B is 4 miles, what is the gradient between points A and B in feet per mile?

25ft/mi

300

How do you spell Mr. B's Last name? 

Bastien

400

What does latitude measure?

What measures distances north and south?

400

If it is 2:00AM at Greenwich, England, what time is it at 135 degrees West? 

5:00PM

400

hachures on a contour line indicate

A depression/sink hole

400

What is the name of this topographical feature?

An escarpment/cliff

400

Which Letter is at the steepest hill?

Letter A

400

Which stream has the steeper gradient?

Auroro Creek

400

Which element has the highest percentage by volume

in the troposphere?

Nitrogen

500

The approximate latitude for Utica, NY is 

43°05' N

500

What time is it at Greenwich, England ( 0 degrees Longitude), when it is noon in Massena, NY.

5 PM

500

The study and description of the physical features of an area

What is topography?

500

What Direction would water flow at the Colden Creek?

South

500

What is a possible elevation, in meters, for point X?

56-59 meters

500

A stream has a source at an elevation of 1,000 meters.

 It ends in a lake that has an elevation of 300 meters.

 If the lake is 200 kilometers away from the source, what is the average gradient of the stream?

3.5m/km

500

A pebble has a mass of 35 grams and a volume of 14

cubic centimeters. What is its density?

2.5g/cm3

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