Name: Date: 1. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Letters A through F represent locations on the map. What is the contour interval of this map? A. 10 m B. 50 m C. 100 m D. 150 m 2. Toward which direction does Moody Creek flow? A. southwest B. northwest C. northeast D. southeast page 1
3. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the Letters A through F represent locations on the map. Which location has the lowest elevation? A. A B. E C. C D. D 4. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Letters A through F represent locations on the map. What is the approximate length of the railroad tracks shown on the map? A. 15 km B. 12 km C. 8 km D. 4 km page 2
5. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the contour map of an island below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Points A through G represent locations on the island. Elevations are in meters. Which point is located on the steepest slope? A. F B. B C. C D. D 6. In which direction does the Cinder River flow? A. southeast B. southwest C. northeast D. northwest 7. What is the contour interval for this map? A. 10 m B. 15 m C. 20 m D. 25 m 8. Which two points have the same elevation? A. G and F B. B and D C. C and D D. G and C page 3
9. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the contour map below, and your knowledge of Earth science. Points A, B, C, D, X, and Y are locations on the map. Elevations are expressed in feet. The maximum elevation of Basket Dome is indicated at point X. In which general direction does Tenaya Stream flow? A. southeast to northwest B. northwest to southeast C. southwest to northeast D. northeast to southwest 10. The highest elevation on the map is at point A. X B. Y C. C D. D page 4
11. Fossils of trilobites and euryterids found in the rock near the top of Basket Dome provide evidence that this map area has most likely undergone A. metamorphism from crustal plate collision B. uplift from crustal plate movement C. recent flooding from changes in worldwide sea level D. volcanism from seafloor spreading 12. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the contour map below. Elevations are expressed in feet. The indicates the exact elevation of the top of Basket Dome. What is the highest possible elevation of point Y on North Dome? A. 7,500 ft B. 7,590 ft C. 7,599 ft D. 7.601 ft 13. Forty years ago, the highest elevation of Basket Dome was 7,600 feet. What is the rate of crustal uplift for Basket Dome? A. 0.05 ft/yr B. 2 ft/yr C. 0.5 ft/yr D. 20 ft/yr page 5
14. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the topographic map below that represents a location in North America, and on your knowledge of Earth science. A grid system of letters and numbers along the edges of the map is provided to assist in finding locations. Elevations are expressed in feet. What is the approximate elevation at grid location 7-I? A. 140 ft B. 170 ft C. 200 ft D. 230 ft 15. What is a possible elevation at point X (grid location 3-D)? A. 488 ft B. 548 ft C. 558 ft D. 598 ft 16. If a person at point W (grid location 2-B) travels uphill, in which direction is the person traveling? A. northwest B. northeast C. southwest D. southeast page 6
17. Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the topographic map below, and your knowledge of Earth science. Points A, B, X, and Y are locations on the map. Elevations are shown in feet. In which general direction is Elm Brook flowing? A. southwest B. southeast C. northwest D. northeast 18. What is the approximate elevation of the triangulation point on the top of Rock Hill? A. 124 ft B. 139 ft C. 144 ft D. 169 ft page 7
19. Which side of Center Hill has the steepest slope? A. north B. south C. east D. west 20. The accompanying diagram is a three-dimensional model of a landscape region. Which map view best represents the topography of this region? A. B. C. D. page 8