D) 15 N, 160 W A) prevailing wind direction

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1 Base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the diagram below, which represents latitude and longitude lines on Earth. Points A through E represent locations on Earth. Arrows represent direction of rotation. 1. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of location A? A) 160 N, 15 E B) 160 S, 15 W C) 15 N, 160 E D) 15 N, 160 W 2. Locations C and D both have the same A) prevailing wind direction B) latitude C) altitude of Polaris D) longitude

2 3. Base your answer to the following question on the information, map, and cross section below. The map represents a portion of Earth's surface in the Pacific Ocean. The positions of islands, earthquake epicenters, active volcanoes, and the Tonga Trench are shown. Lines of latitude and longitude have been included. The cross section shows earthquakes that occurred beneath line XY on the map. Depth beneath Earths surface is indicated by the scale along the left side of the cross section, as are the range of depths for shallow, intermediate, and deep earthquakes. Distance from the trench is indicated by the scale along the bottom of the cross section. The latitude and longitude of the center of Vanau Leva is closest to A) 17 N 179 W B) 17 N 181 W C) 17 S 179 E D) 17 S 181 E 4. The diagram below represents a portion of the Earth's 5. A ship is at a location of 40 S 77 W. Which type of latitude and longitude system. surface ocean current and tectonic plate boundary are located beneath this ship? A) warm ocean current and a transform boundary B) warm ocean current and a convergent boundary C) cool ocean current and a transform boundary D) cool ocean current and a convergent boundary What are the approximate latitude and longitude of point A? A) 15 S 20 W B) 15 S 20 E C) 15 N 20 W D) 15 N 20 E

3 6. The shaded area of the map below represents large areas of surface basaltic bedrock in the northwestern United States. Which location is in the shaded area of surface basaltic bedrock? A) 40 N 120 W B) 44 N 122 W C) 46 N 120 W D) 48 N 116 W 7. Near which two latitudes are most of Earth's dry climate regions found? A) 0 and 60 N B) 0 and 30 S C) 30 N and 60 N D) 30 N and 30 S 8. The map below shows the location and diameter, in kilometers, of four meteorite impact craters, A, B, C, and D, found in the United States. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the largest crater? A) 35 N 111 W B) 39 N 83 W C) 44 N 90 W D) 47 N 104 W

4 9. Base your answer to the following question on the map below. The isolines on the map show the increases in elevation that have occurred since the end of the ice age in this part of North America. A and B are two points on isolines. Several towns within the area are indicated. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Fort George? A) 54º N 78º W B) 66º N 82º W C) 78º N 54º W D) 82º N 66º W

5 10. Base your answer to the following question on the passage and map below. The map shows sections of the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Shipwreck In 1641, the crew of the ship Concepcion used the Sun and stars for navigation. The crew thought that the ship was just north of Puerto Rico, but ocean currents had carried them off course. The ship hit a coral reef and sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic. The Xon the map marks the location of the sunken ship. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship? A) 20.5 N 70 E B) 20.5 N 70 W C) 20.5 S 70 E D) 20.5 S 70 W 11. What is the approximate location of the Canary Islands hot spot? A) 32 S 18 W B) 32 S 18 E C) 32 N 18 W D) 32 N 18 E 12. The approximate latitude of Utica, New York, is A) N B) S C) E D) W

6 13. The diagrams below represent four systems of imaginary lines that could be used to locate positions on a planet. Which system is most similar to the latitude-longitude system used on the Earth? A) B) C) D) 16. Approximately what are the coordinates of the Hawaii Hot Spot? A) 50 N, 120 W B) 25 N, 158 E C) 25 N, 158 W D) 25 S, 158 E 17. Which New York State location has surface bedrock that has been subjected to very intense regional metamorphism? A) 41º00' N 72º15' W B) 42º30' N 75º00' W C) 44º00' N 76º00' W D) 44º30' N 74º00' W 14. The diagram below shows latitude measurements every 10 degrees and longitude measurements every 15 degrees. What is the latitude and longitude of point X? A) 40 S 45 E B) 50 N 45 W C) 60 S 30 W D) 75 N 30 E 15. Which latitude and longitude coordinates represent a location on the continent of Australia? A) 20º N, 135º E B) 20º N, 135º W C) 20º S, 135º E D) 20º S, 135º W

7 18. Base your answer to the following question on the following map and passage. The map shows the extent of summer ice-melt zones on Greenland in 1992 and The summer melt zone is an area where summer heat turns snow and ice around the edges of the ice sheet into slush and ponds of meltwater. Three coastal locations are shown on the map. Arctic Meltdown Scientists are concerned because average arctic temperatures are rising. The Greenland Ice Sheet, the dominant area of continental ice in the arctic region, broke all previous records for melting in In 2004, the total amount of ice resting on top of the continental crust in the arctic region was estimated to be about 3,100,000 cubic kilometers. If all this ice were to melt, the ocean levels would

8 rise approximately 8.5 meters. A reduction in ice-covered areas exposes more land surfaces. This increases absorption of insolation and accelerates arctic warming. Scientists continue to collect data to define the role of greenhouse gases in the warming of the arctic region. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Godthab, Greenland? A) 51.5 N 64 W B) 70.5 N 22 W C) 64 N 51.5 W D) 22 N 70.5 W 19. The diagram below represents part of Earth's 22. Base your answer to the following question on the latitude-longitude system. latitude and longitude system shown below. The map represents a part of the Earth's surface and its latitude-longitude coordinates. Points A through F represent locations in this area. What is the latitude and longitude of point L? A) 5 E 30 N B) 5 W 30 S C) 5 N 30 E D) 5 S 30 W 20. Which New York State city is located at 42 39' N 73 45' W? A) Buffalo B) Albany C) Ithaca D) Plattsburgh 21. The diagram below represents a portion of a map of the Earth's grid system. What is the approximate latitude and longitude of point A? A) 15 N. 30 W. B) 15 S. 30 W. C) 15 N. 30 E. D) 15 S. 30 E. 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) Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the Equator. C) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles. D) Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the Equator. 23. New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately A) 44 10' N 74 05' W B) 44 05' N 73 55' W C) 73 55' N 44 10' W D) 74 05' N 44 05' W

9 24. The lines on which set of views best represent Earth s latitude system? A) B) C) D) 25. Which reference line passes through both the geographic North Pole and the geographic South Pole? A) 0 latitude B) 0 longitude C) Tropic of Cancer D) Tropic of Capricorn