MAPPING AND PRACTICAL SKILLS

2. When 1cm on a map is equal to 1km on the earth’s surface, the

map scale would read as:

a) 1:100 000
b) 1: 1
c) 1: 10 000
d) 1: 1000
e) 1:1 km

20. An ox bow lake may best be described as:

a) an embankment alongside a stream

b) a “v” shaped lake that remains after a river has cut across the narrow neck of a
meander
c) a complete loop in a stream
d) a “u” shaped lake remains after a river has cut across the narrow neck of a
meander

25. If the distance from Mt Blair to Mt Monger was 8.2km, how long would the
journey take if travelling at an average speed of 80 km/hr?

a) 9.7 minutes
b) 585 minutes
c) 6.15 minutes
d) 0.1025 minutes

30. The longitude reading for any Australian city would have a direction of:

a) north
b) east
c) west
d) south

32. The direction for a latitude reading of the Sydney Opera House would be:

a) south
b) north
c) west
d) east

34. Any latitude line has a degree reading that ranges from:

a) zero to ninety degrees

b) zero to 180 degrees
c) zero to 360 degrees
d) zero to 23.5 degrees

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a) 23.5 minutes
b) 60 minutes
c) 90 minutes
d) 180 minutes

44. A round and high piece of land, not as large as a mountain, which has contours
forming an oval or circle shape is a:

a) spur
b) hill
c) saddle
d) scarp

45. A ridge is defined as:

a) a narrow long hilltop or crest of high land

b) a steep rocky slope
c) an extensive area of flat land which is elevated above the surrounding land
d) the foot of a mountain
e) a narrow finger of land jutting out to sea

50. How many cardinal points are there on a compass?

a) 16
b) 4
c) 8
d) 12

51. Which characteristic of contours is untrue?

a) contours always increase or decrease in regular intervals

b) contours never cross but do meet up to represent a cliff face or waterfall
c) contours illustrate height, slope and shape of the land
d) contours illustrate height and shape but not slope of the land
e) contours always join up with themselves

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