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Earth, Locations on Earth, and Maps
______ 1. longitude
a. any circle that runs east and west around the Earth
______ 2. legend
b. semicircle that runs pole to pole
______ 3. parallel
c. angular distance north or south of the equator
______ 4. meridian
d. a list of map symbols and their meanings
______ 5. latitude
e. angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
______ 6. Where does a compass needle point?
a. to the North Pole
c. to the South Pole
b. to the geomagnetic north pole
d. to the equator
______ 7. What is true about the equator?
a. It is the only line of latitude that is a great circle.
b. It is the same as the prime meridian.
c. It is a line of longitude.
d. It falls at latitude 60°N.
______ 8. What symbol indicates the cardinal directions?
a. compass point
b. compass rose
c. compass needle
d. compass legend
______ 9. How are latitude and longitude measured?
a. in kilometers
b. in miles
c. in degrees, minutes, and seconds
d. in hours, minutes, and seconds
______ 10. What is the prime meridian?
a. the only line of longitude that is also a great circle
b. the international date line
c. the only line of latitude that is also a great circle
d. 0° longitude
______ 11. contour line
a. height above sea level of land or an object
______ 12. topography
b. size and shape of Earth’s surface features
______ 13. relief
c. line connecting points of equal elevations on a map
______ 14. elevation
d. difference between highest and lowest elevations
15. A contour interval is the
a. difference in elevation between one contact line and the next.
b. difference in color between one contour line and the next.
c. difference in rock age between one geologic unit and the next.
d. difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
_____ 16. mesosphere
a. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
_____ 17. crust
b. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper
_____ 18. lithosphere
part of the mantle
_____ 19. core
c. strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core
_____ 20. mantle
d. the layer of rock between crust and core
e. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
21. Earth’s circumference is about 40,000 km and its shape is
a. an oval.
b. an oblate spheroid. c. a perfect sphere.
d. a perfect circle.
22. Which of the following is NOT a possible source of Earth’s magnetic field?
a. sun’s magnetic field b. moon’s magnetic field c. magnetosphere
d. Earth’s core
23. The lower boundary of Earth’s crust is called the
a. oceanic crust.
b. mantle.
c. Moho.
d. magnetic pole.
24. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle is called the
a. core.
b. mesosphere.
c. lithosphere.
d. asthenosphere.