Name: __________________________________Date: ___________________________
Mrs. Yip-Chen
Regents Review Questions – Unit 1: Planet Earth and Mapping
1 The topographic map below shows the location of a stream. Points A and B are locations on Earth’s
surface.
What is the approximate gradient between points A and B?
(1) 1 m/km (3) 10 m/km
(2) 2 m/km (4) 20 m/km
Base your answers to questions 2 and 3 on the contour map below, which shows a hill formed by
glacial deposition near Rochester, New York. Letters A through E are reference points. Elevations are
in feet.
2 Which description best compares the gradients of this hill?
(1) AE and EB have the same gradient. (3) CE has a steeper gradient than ED.
(2) AE has a steeper gradient than EB. (4)CE and AE have the same gradient.
3 The hill shown on this map is found in which New York State landscape region?
(1) Adirondack Mountains (3) Atlantic Coastal Plain
(2) Catskills (4) Erie-Ontario Lowlands
4 The diagram on the right shows latitude measurements every 10 degrees and longitude
measurements every 15 degrees.
What is the latitude and longitude of point X?
(1) 40° S 45° E (3) 60° S 30° W
(2) 50° N 45° W (4) 75° N 30° E
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5 The Foucault pendulum provides evidence of Earth’s
(1) revolution around the Sun in a geocentric solar system
(2) revolution around the Sun in a heliocentric solar system
(3) rotation on its axis in a geocentric solar system
(4) rotation on its axis in a heliocentric solar system
6 The diagram below shows the latitude and longitude lines on Earth. Points A and B are locations on
Earth’s surface.
If it is 4 a.m. at location A, what time is it at location B?
(1) 10 a.m. (3) 6 a.m.
(2) 2 a.m. (4) 8 a.m.
Base your answers to question 7 on the map below, which shows locations A and B on Earth’s
surface at the same distance from the ocean, at the same elevation above sea level, and at the same
latitude.
7 There is a four-hour solar time difference between locations A and B. What is the difference in
longitude between locations A and B?
(1) 15° (3) 45°
(2) 23.5° (4) 60°
8 Earth’s rate of rotation is approximately
(1) 1° per day (3) 180° per day
(2) 15° per day (4) 360° per day
9 What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0° longitude), when it is noon in Massena, New York?
(1) 7 a.m. (3) 5 p.m.
(2) noon (4) 10 p.m.
10 Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?
(1) The constellation Orion is only visible in the night sky for part of the year.
(2) The North Star, Polaris, is located above the North Pole for the entire year.
(3) The Sun appears to move across Earth’s sky at a rate of 15°/hr.
(4) The Coriolis effect causes Northern Hemisphere winds to curve to the right.
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11 A Foucault pendulum is used to prove that
(1) the Sun rotates on its axis
(2) the Sun revolves around Earth
(3) Earth rotates on its axis
(4) Earth revolves around the Sun
12 The topographic map on the right shows part of a stream.
In which general direction is the stream flowing?
(1) northeast (3) southeast
(2) northwest (4) southwest
13 The topographic map on the right shows locations X and Y.
What is the approximate gradient between X and Y?
(1) 15 ft/mi (3) 30 ft/mi
(2) 20 ft/mi (4) 60 ft/mi
Base your answers to question 14 on the map below. The map shows modified Mercalli intensity
scale damage zones resulting from a large earthquake that occurred in 1964. The earthquake’s
epicenter was near Anchorage, Alaska. The cities Kodiak and Anchorage are shown on the map.
14 Determine the latitude and longitude of this epicenter. Include the units and compass directions in
your answer.
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Base your answers to questions 15 through 18 on the map in your answer booklet, which shows
partially drawn contour lines. Xs indicate elevations in meters. Letters A, B, C, and D represent
locations on the map.
15 On the map below, complete the 250-meter contour line.
16 On the portion of the map showing contour lines above, place an X in an area where an elevation
of 55 meters is located.
17 Calculate the stream gradient from elevation A to elevation B. Label your answer with the correct
units.
On the grid below, construct a topographic profile along line CD. Plot with an X the elevation of
each contour line that crosses line CD. Connect the Xs from C to D with a smooth, curved line to
complete the profile. Elevations C and D have already been plotted.
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Base your answers to questions 19 and 20 on the
topographic map on the left. Points A, B, X, and
Y are locations on Earth’s surface.
19 Toward which compass direction is Snapper
Creek flowing?
20 Explain how the contour lines on the map indicate that the north and northwest side has the
steepest slope.
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