Narhe:
Questions
1
through 3 refer to the following:
Points X, Y, and
Z are locations
on the topographic rnap below. Elevations are expressed in reters.
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Contour
I)
Which
profile best represents
the topography along the dashed
line
from point
X to point Y?
o
o
200
•j 200
x
x
—400
@400
o
o
200
B)
D)
200
x
x
2)
Mill River generally flows toward the
A) northeast
3)
What is
At which
latitude
and longitude in
A) 410N720W
5)
What is
6)
southeast
C)
southwest
D) northwest
B)
250m
C)
220m
D)
New York State would a salt mine in
B)
440N 740
W
Silurian-age
C)
bedrock TIDst
likely
440N760W
190m
be located?
D)
430N770W
the location of Binghamton, New York? [Refer to the Earth Science Reference Tables.]
A) 42006' N.
lat.,
75055'
42054' N.
lat.,
76005'
B)
B)
the elevation of point Z?
A) 240m
4)
= 20 meters
—400
400
A)
intejval
W.
W.
long.
C)
42054' N.
lat.,
75055'
long.
D) 42006' N.
lat.,
76005'
W. long.
W. long.
A contour (topographic) rnap indicates that a streamis flowing across the landscape. Ifthe stream has
map would the stream rmst likely have the highest velocity?
A)
as the streamn•nves parallel to two contour lines
B)
as the stream rmves through a large region that has
C)
as the stream rmves across several widely spaced contour lines
no contour lines
D) as the stream Tmves across several closely spaced contour lines
a constant volume, where on the
Questions 7 through 9 refer to the following:
Points A, B, C, D, and Xtepresent locations on the
nup below. Elevations
are
measuled
in feet.
80
c
COO
900
000
00
900
O
7)
What is
A)
8)
B)
ft
Which
1,599
4
B)
6 miles
5
X on Rock Mountain
in
the
map?
C)
ft
the average yadient of the slope along straight line
A) 250 ft/mi
9)
3
the highest possible elevation of point
1,600
What is
2
1
1,699
ft
C)
cross section best represents the profile along straight line AB in the
500 ft/mi
map?
1700
1700
8 1500
= 1300
1500
1300
C)
1100
900
700
B
1700
1700
8 1500
8 1500
= 1300
1300
O
1100
10)
900
900
700
700
How are latitude and longitude lines
drawn on a globe of the Earth?
A)
Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles.
B)
Longitude lines are
and
latitude lines
meet at the Equator.
C)
Longitude lines qreparallel and
latitude lines
meet at the poles.
D) Latitude
parallel
lines ale parallel
and longitude
lines
1,601
D)
100 ft/mi
ft
CD in the map?
1,000 ft/mi
700
D)
meet at the Equator.
Questions 11 through 13
refer to the following:
The diagram below represents
the Earth.
SonE of the latitude and longitude lines have been
labeled. Points
through E represent locations on
the Earth's surface.
NORTH
POLE
300
EQUATOR
00
300
Sun's
Rays
E
PRIME
MERIDIAN
SOUTH
POLE
11)
What are the approximate latitude and longitude of location A?
A) 250N, 1050E
12)
The latitude and
13)
As
B)
250N, 1050W
C)
longitude of which location are closest to those
a traveler goes from location
A
to location B, the altitude
B)
A) decrease
1050N,250W
D)
1050 S, 250 E
ofNew York State?
of Polalis
will
remain the sane
C)
increase
Questions 14 and 15 refer to the following:
Pacific
Time Zone
/
Mountain
v
Time Zone
12
11
10
9
Central
Eastern
Tme Zone
Time Zone
New
York
San
Denver
Francisco
Dallas
14)
The dashed boundaties between
time zones are how many degrees of longitude apazt?
A) 100
15)
What is
B)
the time in San Francisco
when
150
it is
C)
240
D)
2310
C)
3 a.m.
D)
4
6 a.m. in Dallas?
3
am
Questions 16 through 18 refer to the following:
The map below represents
a view of the Earth looking
down from above the North
Points A, B, C, and
Sun's rays are striking the Ealth from the
Pole (N.P.), showing the Earth's 24 standard time zones.
D are locations
on the
The
Earth's surface.
SUNSET
7 p.m. 6 p.m.
5 p.m.
8 p.m.
4 p.m.
3 p.m.
p.m.
2 p.m.
10 p.m.
11 p.m.
1
p.m.
12 Noon
12 Midnight
Sun's
Rays
1
a.m.
11 a.m.
10 a.m.
2 a.m.
9 a.m.
3 a.m.
8 a.m.
4 p.m.
5 a.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m.
SUNRISE
16)
Which two
points have the
A) Band D
17)
B)
Band C
C)
Areas within a tinE zone generally keep the sane standard clock time.
tine zone?
A)
18)
same longitude?
A and D
In degrees
D)
of longitude, approxinutely
At which
how wide is one standard
D)
150
AandC
300
position would the altitude of the N01th Star (Polatis) be greatest?
Questions 19 through 22 refer to the following:
The heavy dashed
lines
on the topographic nup below represent four hiking paths, A, B, C, and D. Point
P is
a location on the map.
31
,585
Erie-••..
Lackawanna
Railroad
1
*600
Creek
q
1
.5
p'
Scale
1,600
1
kilometer
On this
A)
20)
21)
centimeter represents
I
the contour interval for this
A)
ft
100
What is
how many
B)
1,600
What is
A)
22)
map,
centimeters
on the surface of the Earth?
C)
1,900
14,700
25ft
the approximate length of the poltion of the Erie-Lackawanna railroad tracks
Which path
17,000
D)
IOft
D)
2.51m
lines
show depressions.
map?
B)
B)
3.5 Ian
D)
2.01m
climbs the steepest part of the
hill
3.01m
C)
from the railroad tracks
shown on the map?
to point
P?
Questions 23 through 27 refer to the following:
The diagram below represents a contour map below.
Letters
A through K represent locations
in the area.
Hachute
1}i12
1
FOREST
,ooo
RIDG
1,100
(,100
1
,ooo
MOOSE
1
o
,043
2
1/2
contour
1
interval
3000
1
CREEK
,ooo
g km
= 20 meters
show depression
hature lines
23)
Which
24)
Toward which
hilltop
could have an elevation of 1,145 neters?
direction
does
A) southeast
25)
B)
Which equation
A)
B)
gradient
=
Moose Creek flow?
northeast
wou'\d be used to determine the stream gradient along
0.8
km
D)
northwest
gradient
=
1.8 Ian
80
960m) x 20 m
southwest
Moose Creek between points J and K?
C)
60 m
gradient = (1,040 m-
C)
D)
gradient
—
m
x 100
80m
1.8
km
5
26)
Which graph
best represents the
map
profile
along a straight
line
from point
C through point A to point K?
1,100
1,100
1,000
1
,ooo
A)
900
900
Location
Location
1,100
1,100
1,000
1
poo
900
900
Location
27)
What is
Location
the lowest possible elevation of point
A) 981m
B)
961
B?
m
C)
971m
D)
941m
D)
140m
Questions 28 through 32 refer to the following:
The diagram below represents a contour map.
Points
A
through
F represent locations
on the map.
100
.1/91'*
i:ii
100
Meters
Contour
SCALE
28)
What is
the most
likely
elevation of the surface of Sunfish Lake?
A) 151m
29)
B)
Which statenrnt about hill C is
28m
best supported
C)
C is located apprmdnutely 2 lanwest ofthe Cedar River.
C has been shaped by glaciers.
Hill
B)
Hill
C)
The highest possible elevation of hill Cis 179 m.
The steepest slope of hill Cis on the westem side.
If no elevation
values were given, which general rule could be used to establish that Cedar River flows into Sunfish Lake?
A) Contour lines bend upstream when crossing a river.
B)
Rivers always flow toward large bodies of water.
C)
A
large
body of water is
generally the source of water for a river.
D) Rivers shmvn on maps generally flow southward.
31)
Which
55m
by the n-np?
A)
D)
30)
(km)
location has the
same
elevation as location
D?
Which diagram best represents the topographic profile from location A to
32)å
33)
location
F?
VI 20
c 120
70
0 70
VI 20
Z120
70
70
A streamin New York State begins at a location 350 ITEters above sea level and flows into a swamp 225 neters above sea level. The
length of the stream is 25 kilometers.
A) 17 m/krn
What is
B)
the gradient of the stream?
12 rn/km
D)
9 m/km
Questions 34 through 38 refer to the following:
Points
A
through
D represent locations in the region.
740211W
74015'W
420191
N
42015
N
Dade Road
2
0
6 km
4
KEY:
SWAMP
SCALE
Contour
34)
What is
N
B)
What is
B)
A) flow in
38)
B)
Compared to
B)
A)
Mill River,
74022'
C)
C)
100
C)
have fewer tibutaries
D)
drain a smaller region
D)
42016'
351m
362m
D)
301
m
300m
m
D)
500
m
Fem River appears
D)
10.01m
C to point D?
to
the opposite direction
the approximate distance between point A and point B ITEasured along
5.0 Ian
B)
w
C)
elevation of
flow toward the sane lake
What is
W
the approxim9te change in elevation from point
A) 280m
37)
74015'
The top of Fem Mountain could have an
A) 500m
36)
= 20 meters
the approdmate latitude of point B?
A) 42019'
35)
interval
8.0 Ian
C)
Fem Road?
9.01an
N
Questions 39 through 42 refer to the following:
Letters
A
K are reference points on the contour map below.
through
740351
W
74030'W
42020' N
42020' N
Hachure
lines
show—zom
depression contours
Contour
o
interval
2
1
Scafe
in
•awe
= 10 meters
3
4
kilometers
Jay Peak
183 Piper Mt.
42015tN
74 30jW
42015'
74 35JW
39)
Which
points are located at the
A) land K
40)
In
B)
which direction
is
level?
C)
Hand E
D)
AandF
C)
northeast
D)
southwest
D)
A and I
D)
42019'
CandB
Green River flowing?
A) southeast
41)
same elevation above sea
B)
northwest
The diagram below represents a topographic profile between two
210
200
points on the map.
TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILE
190
@180
VI 70 x
River
.2160
> 150
140
130
120
110
Horizontal Distance
Which two
A)
42)
locations are represented on the diagram by
K and C
What is
the latitude
A) 42019'
B)
X and Y, respectively?
Band H
C)
Hand E
C)
42020'
and longitude of location B?
N 74034'
W
B)
42020'
N 74034'
W
N 74033'
W
N 74033'
W