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Views of Earth

Quiz by Susan Huennekens

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    An example of a raised, flat area is/are the ___.
    Colorado Plateau
    Coastal Plains
    Appalachians
    Grand Tetons
    30s
  • Q2
    All of the following are true about contour lines EXCEPT that ____.
    they never cross
    whenever they cross streams, contour lines form Vs that point downstream.
    whenever they cross streams, contour lines form Vs that point upstream.
    they are close around hills and basins or depressions
    30s
  • Q3
    The Hawaiian Islands are huge ___mountains that sit on the ocean floor.
    upwarped
    fault-block
    volcanic
    folded
    30s
  • Q4
    Coastal plains are also referred to as ____.
    lowlands
    marshes
    plateaus
    interior plains
    30s
  • Q5
    To determine distance in degrees east and west, you would use lines of ___.
    contour
    longitude
    the equator
    latitude
    30s
  • Q6
    If 1 cm on a map represents 80,000 cm on Earth's surface, the scale of the topographic map is expressed as ____.
    80,000: 80,000
    1: 80,000
    1:40,000
    1:160,000
    30s
  • Q7
    If a plane flies along 20 degrees latitude north between 20 degrees E and 30 degrees W, the plane would cover ___degrees of longitude.
    50
    70
    10
    230
    30s
  • Q8
    If it is 2:00 am on Saturday in New York, the time and day in California would be ____.
    none of the choices
    5:00 am on Saturday
    11:00 pm on Saturday
    11:00 pm on Friday
    30s
  • Q9
    If you travel one time zone to the west in the United States, you must set your watch ____.
    back one hour
    ahead 1/2 hour
    back 1/2 hour
    ahead one hour
    30s
  • Q10
    Which imaginary lines on a globe or map run parallel to the equator?
    longitude lines
    latitude lines
    30s

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