Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #2: Maps

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MS-ESS2-2

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Tracy Andrews

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Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #2: Maps

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Compare topographic maps of different scales.
• Construct a graph, table, chart, and/or diagram from data.
• Interpret graphs and diagrams.
• Read and interpret maps, including legends and lines (e.g., contour and isobar) used on maps.
• Locate points and directions on maps and globes using latitude and longitude.
• Construct profiles from topographic contours.
• Determine distance and elevation on a map.
• Identify a hilltop, stream, and valley on a topographic map.

Match

Match the following vocabulary terms with their definitions.

Latitude

Longitude

Contour Line

Contour Interval

Scale

distance north/south of the equator

distance east/west of the prime meridian

line shows elevation on topographcal map

diff in elevation between contour lines

fixed ration between real and model

Match

Match the following terms and definitions

Bathymetric Map

Topographic Map

Elevation

Prime Meridian

A map that shows underwater depth

A map that represents the Earth's surface features

The height of land above sea level

line that runs through 0 $\degree$ longitude

Match

Match the following terms with their definitions

GPS

North Pole

South Pole

Global Positioning System

90 degrees north latitude

90 degrees south latitude

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following maps or charts would show details of abyssal plains, seamounts, and ocean trenches?

Topographic map

Bathymetric map

Weather map

Astronomical map

Multiple Choice

What is the latitude of location A?

180 $\degree$

90 $\degree$

60 $\degree$

0 $\degree$

Multiple Choice

What is the average gradient, in feet per mile, along the straight line from point A to point B?

1000 ft/mile

1500 ft/mile

2000 ft/mile

2500 ft/mile

Multiple Choice

Which profile BEST shows the topography between points X and Y on this map?

Multiple Choice

Which of these could be the elevation of the tallest hill?

330 meters

390 meters

230meters

420 meters

Multiple Choice

Mill River flows northeastward to the ocean. We know that because water always flows from high elevations towards lower elevations. How else could we tell the direction of flow?

Contour lines bend uphill when they cross a river.

All rivers flow northeastward.

The river is located between to hills.

All rivers flow away from the ocean

Multiple Choice

Your GPS unit gave your location as 14.5ºN, 49.5ºE. If you wanted to go to 10ºN, 45ºE, in which direction would you have to travel?

Southwest

Southeast

Northeast

Northwest

Multiple Choice

Which point is located in a valley?

Point W

Point X

Point Y

Point Z

Multiple Choice

Study the map. Which of these could be the elevation of point X?

330 meters

315 meters

355 meters

350 meters

Earth Science SOL Review Sheet #2: Maps

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