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1. Letters A, B, C, D, and X on the map below represent locations on Earth. The map shows the latitude-longitude
grid.
Solar time is based on the position of the Sun. If the solar time is 1 p.m. at location X, at which location is the solar time
5 p.m.?
(1) D
(2) C
(3) B
(4) A
2. At which latitude and longitude in New York State
would a salt mine in Silurian-age bedrock most likely
be located?
(1) 44° N 76° W
(3) 43° N 77° W
(2) 44° N 74° W
(4) 41° N 72° W
4. Which diagram represents the approximate altitude
of Polaris as seen by an observer located Syracuse,
New York?
(1)
(3)
3. When the time of day for a certain ship at sea is 12
noon, the time of day at the Prime Meridian (0°
longitude) is 5 p.m. What is the ship’s longitude?
(1) 45° W
(3) 75° W
(2) 45° E
(4) 75° E
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(2)
(4)
5. The diagram below shows an observer on Earth
measuring the altitude of Polaris.
Base your answers to questions 8 and 9 on the map
below, which shows the latitude and longitude of five
observers, A, B, C, D, and E, on Earth.
8. Which two observers would be experiencing the
same apparent solar time?
(1) D and E
(3) B and C
(2) B and E
(4) A and C
What is the latitude of this observer?
(1) 43†N
(3) 47†N
(2) 43†S
(4) 47†S
6. At which location will the highest altitude of the star
Polaris be observed?
(1) central New York State
(2) Arctic Circle
(3) Tropic of Cancer
(4) Equator
9. What is the altitude of Polaris (the North Star)
above the northern horizon for observer A?
(1) 10°
(3) 90°
(2) 0°
(4) 80°
7. To an observer in Buffalo, New York, the North
Star, Polaris, is always located above the northern
horizon at an altitude of approximately
(1) 43°
(3) 90°
(2) 23¡°
(4) 66¡°
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10. Base your answer to the following question on the
map below. The map shows an imaginary continent
on Earth. Arrows represent prevailing wind
directions. Letters A through D represent locations
on the continent. Locations A and B are at the same
latitude and at the same elevation at the base of the
mountains.
11. The dashed line on the map below shows a ship’s
route from Long Island, New York, to Florida. As
the ship travels south, the star Polaris appears lower
in the northern sky each night.
Compared to the observations made at location D,
the observed altitude of Polaris at location B is
(1) only less from March 21 to September 22
(2) always less
(3) always greater
(4) only greater from March 21 to September 22
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The best explanation for this observation is that
Polaris
(1) rises and sets at different locations each day
(2) has an elliptical orbit around Earth
(3) is located directly over Earth’s Equator
(4) is located directly over Earth’s North Pole
Base your answers to questions 12 and 13 on the diagram below, which represents the position of the Sun with respect
to Earth’s surface at solar noon on certain dates. The latitudes of six locations on the same line of longitude are shown.
The observer is located at 42° N in New York State. The date for the Sun at position A has been deliberately left
blank.
12. When the Sun is at position A, which latitude receives the most direct rays of the Sun?
(1) Equator (0°)
(3) Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N)
(2) Antarctic Circle (66.5° S)
(4) Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)
13. At which New York State location could the observer be located?
(1) Mount Marcy
(2) Plattsburgh
(3) Slide Mountain
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(4) New York City
14. Base your answer to the following question on the graph below, which shows the maximum altitude of the Moon,
measured by an observer located at a latitude of 43° N during June in a particular year. The names and
appearance of the four major Moon phases are shown at the top of the graph, directly above the date on which
the phase occurred.
Which city is closest in latitude to the location where these observations were made?
(1) New York City
(2) Binghamton
(3) Syracuse
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(4) Albany
15. The graph below shows the snow line (the elevation above which glaciers form at different latitudes in the
Northern Hemisphere).
At which location would a glacier most likely form?
(1) 15° N latitude at an elevation of 4,000 m
(2) 0° latitude at an elevation of 6,000 m
(3) 45° N latitude at an elevation of 1,000 m
(4) 30° N latitude at an elevation of 3,000 m
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16. Base your answer to the following question on the map below, which shows most of New York State. Isolines
indicate the depth of the Precambrian bedrock surface below present-day sea level. Depths are in feet.
Which map best shows the location of the –4,000-foot isoline?
(1)
(3)
(2)
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(4)
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Base your answers to questions 17 through 19 on the topographic map below. Points X, Y, and Z are locations on the
map. Elevations are expressed in meters.
17. What is the elevation of point Z?
(1) 190 m
(2) 220 m
(3) 240 m
(4) 250 m
18. Mill River generally flows toward the
(1) northeast
(2) northwest
(3) southeast
(4) southwest
19. Which profile best represents the topography along the dashed line from point X to point Y?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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20. The temperature field map below represents surface air temperatures within a park. The location of a lake within
the park is also indicated.
Which graph best represents the temperature profile along a straight line from point A to point B?
(1)
(3)
(2)
(4)
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