Name Mapping Quiz Review

1. Base your answer to the following question on the contour map below, which shows a hill formed byglacial deposition near Rochester, New York. Letters A through E are reference points. Elevations arein feet.

1) AE and EB have the same gradient. 2) AE has a steeper gradient than EB.3) CE has a steeper gradient than ED. 4) CE and AE have the same gradient.

Which description best compares the gradients of this hill?

1) 40 m/km 2) 80 m/km3) 100 m/km 4) 120 m/km

2. The topographic map below shows a hill. Points X and Y represent locations on the hill's surface.Elevations are shown in meters.

What is the gradient between points X and Y?

1) northeast 2) northwest3) southeast 4) southwest

3. The topographic map below shows part of a stream.

In which general direction is the stream flowing?

Base your answers to questions 4 through 6 on the topographic map below and on your knowledge ofEarth Science. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on the surface of Earth. Elevations aremeasured in feet.

1) 228 feet 2) 242 feet 3) 255 feet 4) 268 feet

4. What is a possible elevation for the surface of Darry Lin Lake?

1) 25 feet per mile 2) 50 feet per mile3) 75 feet per mile 4) 100 feet per mile

5. What is the approximate gradient from point A to point B on the map?

1) northeast 2) southeast 3) southwest 4) northwest

6. In which general direction does Red Creek flow?

1) 55 2) 57 3) 68 4) 70

7. Point X is a location on the topographic map below. Elevations are measured in meters.

What is a possible elevation, in meters, of point X?

Base your answers to questions 8 and 9 on the topographic map below. Points X, Y, and Z arelocations on the map. Elevations are expressed in meters.

1) 190 m 2) 220 m 3) 240 m 4) 250 m

8. What is the elevation of point Z?

1) southeast 2) southwest 3) northeast 4) northwest

9. Mill River generally flows toward the

Base your answers to questions 10 through 12 on the topographic map below. Points A through I arelocations on the map. Elevations are shown in meters.

1) A and C 2) B and E 3) C and I 4) F and G

10. Which locations have the same elevation?

1) northeast 2) northwest 3) southeast 4) southwest

11. In which section of the map is the highest elevation located?

1) northward out of Wolf Pond 2) northward into Wolf Pond3) southward out of Wolf Pond 4) southward into Wolf Pond

12. The contour lines crossing Deer River show that the river flows

Base your answers to questions 13 and 14 on the topographic map in your answer booklet and onyour knowledge of Earth science. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth's surface.Elevations are measured in meters.

13. Identify the compass direction toward which Kim Brook flows. Describe the evidence shown on themap that indicates the water flows downhill in that compass direction.

14. Calculate the gradient between points C and D. Label your answer with the correct units.

1) Hill A is higher than hill B. 2) Hill B is higher than hill A.3) Stream X flows faster than stream Y. 4) Stream Y flows faster than stream X.

15. The topographic map below shows two hills labeled A and B. The tributary streams labeled X and Y have the same volume of water.

Which statement is best supported by the map?

16. Base your answer to the following question on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows anarea of New York State that includes a campsite, trail, and buildings near a lake. Points A, B, C, and Drepresent locations on the map.

Circle the phrase that indicates the direction of flow of Woodland Brook. Describe the contour-lineevidence that supports your answer.

1) Buffalo 2) Jamestown3) Niagara Falls 4) Elmira

17. The map below shows the average annual snowfall,in inches, for western New York State.

According to the map, which of these cities receivesthe greatest average annual snowfall? 1) 15 ft/mi 2) 20 ft/mi

3) 30 ft/mi 4) 60 ft/mi

18. The topographic map below shows locations X and Y.

What is the approximate gradient between X and Y?

Base your answers to questions 19 and 20 on thetopographic map below, which represents elevationcontours measured in meters. Four straight lines, AB,CD, EF, and GH, have been drawn for referencepurposes.

1) east to west 2) west to east3) north to south 4) south to north

19. What is the general direction of flow of Mill Creek?

1) 819 m 2) 826 m3) 841 m 4) 850 m

20. What could be the elevation of point X?

1) The Sapphire River and the Garnet River both flow east.2) The Sapphire River and the Garnet River both flow west.3) The Sapphire River flows east and the Garnet River flows west.4) The Sapphire River flows west and the Garnet River flows east.

21. The topographic map below shows a lake and two rivers.

In which direction does each of the rivers flow?

Base your answers to questions 22 and 23 on the topographic map below. Points A, B, C, D, and X represent locations on the map. Elevations are measured in feet.

1) 1,599 ft 2) 1,600 ft 3) 1,601 ft 4) 1,699 ft

22. What is the highest possible elevation of point X on Rock Mountain?

1) 100 ft/mi 2) 250 ft/mi 3) 500 ft/mi 4) 1,000 ft/mi

23. What is the average gradient of the slope along straight line CD?

1) 2)

3) 4)

24. The field map below shows air temperature measurements, in degrees Celsius, taken at the sameelevation within a closed room. Two reference points, A and B, are shown.

Which temperature field map shows correctly drawn isotherms?

25. Base your answer to the following question on the topographic map and on your knowledge of Earthscience. Points A and B represent locations on Earth's surface. Elevations are shown in feet. The 50-ftand 55-ft contour lines are not shown on the map.

On the map, draw the 50-ft and 55-ft contour lines. The contour lines must extend to the edges of themap.