True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Remote
sensing is a way of collecting information about Earth from a distance.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Coastal
plains are also referred to as ____. a. | marshes | c. | interior plains | b. | lowlands | d. | plateaus | | | | |
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To show
distances, a ____ is used on maps. a. | map scale | c. | map legend | b. | contour line | d. | contour interval | | | | |
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To determine
distance in degrees east and west, you would use lines of ____. a. | latitude | c. | contour | b. | the equator | d. | longitude | | | | |
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If a
topographic map has a contour interval of 10 m and the map has five contour lines with the lowest
elevation shown as 15 m, the elevation of the highest line is ____.
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Litter often covers the ____ horizon. a. | A | c. | C | b. | B | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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Soil
erosion can be slowed by ____. a. | no-till farming | c. | plowing at least three times a year | b. | cutting trees
from the middle of fields | d. | farming on
steeper slopes | | | | |
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Plants cannot grow without ____. a. | rocks | c. | moss | b. | soil | d. | pesticides | | | | |
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Oxidation occurs when materials containing ____ are exposed to oxygen and
water. a. | iron | c. | kaolinite | b. | carbonic acid | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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The
____ horizon has smaller rock and mineral particles than the other layers.
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Below
the C horizon is ____. a. | topsoil | c. | clay | b. | rock | d. | humus | | | | |
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In
areas where freezing and thawing occur frequently, rocks weather rapidly because of the ____ of
freezing water. a. | evaporation | c. | leaching | b. | expansion | d. | oxidation | | | | |
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Because desert soils contain little organic material, their soil profiles have ____
horizons. a. | thick | c. | thin | b. | no | d. | b or c | | | | |
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Soil
erosion occurs ____. a. | where animals eat away all the
plants | c. | on steep
slopes | b. | when forests are removed | d. | all of the above | | | | |
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To
reduce erosion on steep slopes, people can ____. a. | plant vegetation | c. | build walls | b. | insert
drainage | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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Erosion caused by the sandblasting effect of windblown sediments is called
____. a. | deflation | c. | loess | b. | abrasion | d. | outwash | | | | |
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____
determines the amount of runoff. a. | The amount of vegetation | c. | The slope of the land | b. | The amount of
rain | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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A
stream that flows swiftly through a steep valley and has steep sides is a(n) ____
stream. a. | young | c. | old | b. | mature | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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Matching
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Match
each term with the correct description below. a. | longitude | k. | prime meridian | b. | plains | l. | Robinson
projection | c. | map legend | m. | latitude | d. | folded mountains | n. | International Date Line | e. | Mercator
projection | o. | conic
projection | f. | volcanic mountains | p. | contour interval | g. | topographic
map | q. | map
scale | h. | remote sensing | r. | equator | i. | upwarped mountains | s. | contour line | j. | plateaus | t. | fault-block
mountains | | | | |
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distances in
degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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20.
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map
projection that has nearly accurate shapes and shows nearly accurate land areas
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shows the
changes in elevation of Earth's surface
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large, flat
areas of land
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explains
what the symbols used on the map mean
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the distance
in degrees either north or south of the equator
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the
difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines
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26.
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shows the
relationship between the map distances and actual distances on Earth's surface
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flat, raised
areas of land
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