Spatial Thinking Ability Test (A) BASELINE - July 2013
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Students: Please fill out all items below: Questionnaire 1. Family Name: Given Name: ID Number: 2. Gender: Female / Male 3. What is your grade level? Senior 4 Senior 5 Senior 6 4. What is the name of your school? Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare Groupe Scolaire Officiel Filipe Neri Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Kabutare Test Administrator Only: Please assign an IfE ID to the student who just completed the test using the following format: School code + number. School Codes: Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare = B Groupe Scolaire Officiel Filipe Neri = F Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Kabutare = K Example: The first student from Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare would have an IfE ID of B1, the second would have an IfE ID of B2 IfE ID: 2006 Association of American Geographers iii
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DIRECTIONS: Answer questions 1 and 2 on the basis of the street map below. 1. If you are located at point 1 and travel north one block, then turn west and travel three blocks, and then turn south and travel two blocks, you will be closest to which point (circle one choice below)? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6 2. If you are located at point 1 and travel west one block, then turn left and travel three, then turn west and travel one block, and then turn right and travel four blocks, you will be closest to which point (circle one choice below)? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6 2006 Association of American Geographers 1
DIRECTIONS: For question 3, refer to the map below that shows annual precipitation in Africa. 3. If you draw a graph showing change of African annual precipitation between A and B, the graph will be. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) 2006 Association of American Geographers 2
Question 4: Find the best site for a flood management facility based on the following: Condition A. the site must be within 60 meters of an existing electric line. Condition A - 60 meters from electronic line Condition B. the site must be located less than 220 meters elevation Condition B - Elevation (meters) Condition C. the site must be located in a Park or Public Land. Condition C - Land use Your response: Circle the best site (A~E) for the flood management facility on the map to the right Final Answer circle one site on this map 2006 Association of American Geographers 3
DIRECTIONS: For question 5, imagine you are standing at location X, as shown in the image below, and are looking in the direction of A and B. Among 5 slope profiles (A~E) below, which profile most closely represents what you would see (circle one option below)? (A) (B) (C) circle one option (D) (E) 2006 Association of American Geographers 4
DIRECTIONS: Your job is to identify maps that have spatial correlations. For example, in the figure below map (B) and map (D) have positive correlation (similar patterns). 6. Circle one of the maps below (A~F) having a strong positive correlation with the map on the right. A B C D E F Circle one of the maps above to answer question 6. 2006 Association of American Geographers 5
DIRECTIONS: The following two maps show (A) Hectares of maize production and (B) Value of pigs as percent of total market value of agricultural products sold. Legend A B 7. If you draw a graph showing the relationship between map (A) and (B), the graph will be: (circle one of the graphs below) (A) (B) (C) (D) 2006 Association of American Geographers 6
DIRECTIONS: Question 8. If you look at the area below in the direction of the arrow, which terrain view below (A~E) most closely represents what you would see (circle one choice)? (A) (B) (C) (D) Circle one of these views that most closely matches the image above in terms of the terrain view from the arrow. (E) 2006 Association of American Geographers 7
DIRECTIONS: Solve questions 9 and 10 based on the examples below. Please mark ( ) for your answer. Examples 9. A ( ) A and B ( ) A or B ( ) A xor B ( ) A not B ( ) B not A (select one) B = 10. A or B A B (check one option below that represents the outcome of the A or B operation of the two shapes shown in question 10 above) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 2006 Association of American Geographers 8
DIRECTIONS: Solve questions 11 and 12 based on the following diagram. A B C D 11. (not B) and D (check one option below that represents the outcome of this operation) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 12. A and B and C (check one option below that represents the outcome of this operation) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 2006 Association of American Geographers 9
DIRECTIONS: Real world objects can be represented explicitly by point, line (arc), and area (polygon). Based on these examples: Select what type of objects (point, line or area) would be represented in questions 13-16. 13. Locations of weather stations in Rubavu District (circle one choice). (A) Lines (B) Area (C) Points and Lines (D) Points and Area 14. Nile River tributaries and their basins (circle one choice). (A) Lines (B) Area (C) Points and Lines (D) Lines and Area 15. Route of an intercity bus line (circle one choice). (A) Points (B) Area (C) Points and Lines (D) Points and Area 16. Places that can be reached by a fire brigade in 5 minutes or less (circle one choice). (A) Points (B) Lines (C) Area (D) Points and Lines 2006 Association of American Geographers 10