Coordinates and Directions
What line runs east-west at 0° latitude?
A) Prime Meridian
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Equator
D) International Date Line
What is Equator (C)
Which projection is commonly used for navigation but distorts size near the poles?
A) Mercator
B) Conic
C) Gnomonic
D) Topographic
What is Mercator (A)
What do contour lines represent?
A) Roads
B) Elevation
C) Population
D) Temperature
What is Elevation (B)
What tool shows directions on a map?
A) Scale
B) Compass Rose
C) Legend
D) Contour Interval
What is Compass Rose (B)
What does GPS stand for?
A) Global Positioning System
B) Geographic Projection System
C) Ground Plotting Satellite
D) General Position Survey
What is Global Positioning System (A)
What line runs north-south at 0° longitude?
A) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Arctic Circle
What is Primer Meridian (B)
Which projection is best for mid-latitude regions and road maps?
A) Mercator
B) Conic
C) Gnomonic
D) Geologic
What is Conic (B)
If contour lines are close together, what does that indicate?
A) Gentle slope
B) Steep slope
C) River
D) Plateau
What is steep slope (B)
A map scale of 1:50,000 means…
A) 1 unit on the map = 50,000 units in real life
B) 50,000 units on map = 1 unit in real life
C) 50,000 m = 1 km
D) 1 km = 50,000 km
What is 1 unit on the map = 50,000 units in real life (A)
Which technology uses sound waves to map the ocean floor?
A) GPS
B) Landsat
C) Sonar
D) Remote sensing
What is Sonar (C)
Latitude measures distances north or south, longitude measures distances ___ and ___.
A) North, South
B) East, West
C) Up, Down
D) Left, Right
What are East and West (B)
Which projection is flat and shows a great circle as a straight line (good for plotting shortest routes)?
A) Mercator
B) Conic
C) Gnomonic
D) Topographic
What is gnomonic (C)
The difference in elevation between contour lines is called the…
A) Contour Interval
B) Scale
C) Legend
D) Projection
What is Contour Interval (A)
Which map would best show elevation changes in a mountain region?
A) Mercator
B) Topographic
C) Gnomonic
D) Conic
What is Topographic (B)
Landsat satellites collect data using:
A) Sound waves
B) Electromagnetic energy / light
C) Magnetic fields
D) GPS signals
What is Electromagnetic energy/light (B)
The Northern Hemisphere contains which of these?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) Antarctica
D) South Africa
What is Canada (B)
Which type of map is primarily used to show rock formations and faults?
A) Topographic
B) Geologic
C) Mercator
D) Road
What is Geologic (B)
Which map feature tells you what symbols and colors mean?
A) Compass Rose
B) Scale
C) Map Legend
D) Contour Line
What is Map Legend (C)
True or False: Map legends are optional if the symbols are obvious.
What is False
The TOPEX/Poseidon satellite primarily maps:
A) Mountains
B) Ocean surface height
C) Forest density
D) Urban growth
What is Ocean surface height (B)
Where do all lines of longitude meet?
A) Equator
B) Prime Meridian
C) North and South Poles
D) International Date Line
What are North and South Poles (C)
Scenario: A pilot wants the shortest flight path over the globe. Which projection should they consult?
A) Mercator
B) Conic
C) Gnomonic
D) Topographic
What is Gnomonic (C)
On a topographic map, a V-shaped contour line usually indicates:
A) Hilltop
B) River valley
C) Plateau
D) Mountain
What is River Valley (B)
Geologic maps help scientists study:
A) Soil types, rocks, faults
B) Roads and cities
C) Oceans and rivers
D) Climate zones
What is soil types, rocks, faults (A)
Which tool would a scientist use to determine precise latitude and longitude anywhere on Earth?
A) Mercator map
B) GPS
C) Topographic map
D) Sonar
What is GPS (B)