MAPPING AND PRACTICAL SKILLS

Complete the following questions by selecting the corresponding letter which matches the correct answer.

1. The scale in words of the linear scale below is:

a) 1cm to 500metresb) 1cm to 150 kmsc) 1:50 000d) 1:500

2. When 1cm on a map is equal to 1km on the earth’s surface, the map scale would read as:

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

*3. Which of the following statements are true regarding a scale shown as a representative fraction?

1. the denominator is always one2. the numerator is always one3. in case of a representative fraction, the numerator represents the number of

units on the map4. in case of a representative fraction, the numerator represents the number of

units on the ground

a) 1b) 2&4c) 1&3d) 2&3e) 1&4

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4. Which of the following statements are true concerning scale maps?

1. large scale maps show relatively small areas of land with good detail2. small scale maps show large areas of land with much detail3. large scale maps show relatively large areas of land with good detail4. small scale maps show relatively large areas of land with little detail5. small scale maps show relatively small areas of land with little detail

a) 1&2b) 3&4c) 1&4d) 5

Questions 5-6 refer to the diagram below:

5. What is the direction of point D from point C?

a) ESEb) SEc) NWd) SW

6. Which point is WNW of point C?

a) Bb) Ec) Ad) D

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Questions 7-12 refer to the contour map below:

7. The grid reference for point B is:

a) GR 582178b) GR 583178c) GR 178582d) GR 178583

8. The direct linear distance between point B and point D is closest to:

a) 5 kilometresb) 6 kilometresc) 3.2 kilometresd) 4.5 kilometres

9. Which point has the highest altitude?

a) point Cb) point Ac) point Ed) point B

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54 55 56 57 58 59

54 55 56 57 58 59

10. What is the contour interval of the map?

a) 20 metresb) 10 metresc) 40 metresd) 20-40 metres

11. The area for the grid square in which point B falls is:

a) 5 kilometres squareb) 2 kilometres squarec) 4 kilometres squared) 8 kilometres square

12. The area reference for point D is:

a) 5620b) 1956c) 2056d) 5619e) 562193

Question 13 refers to the diagram of Brian National Park below:

13. By adding up the number of complete and incomplete grid squares, the area of Brian National Park calculates closest to how many square kilometres?

a) 2.5 b) 9c) 5d) 1.8e) 10

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Question 14-17 refer to the Mt Mariea map below:

14. In what direction would you be travelling if you were driving to Mt Gordon from Mt Mariea?

a) SEb) ESEc) NWd) E

15. What is the altitude of B?

a) 500m above sea levelb) 600m above sea level c) 560m above sea level d) 650m above sea level

16. The altitude of F would be:

a) > 700m and < 800m above sea levelb) 600m above sea levelc) < 700m above sea leveld) > 700m and < 600m above sea levele) 700m above sea level

17. The missing contour height at point A is:a) 400mb) 500mc) 550md) 600m

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Mt Gordon

Mt Mariea

18. Grid lines on a topographical map are comprised of both eastings and northings. Which description is correct?

a) northings are horizontal lines numbered from north to south whilst eastings are vertical lines numbered from west to east

b) northings are horizontal lines numbered from west to east whilst eastings are vertical lines numbered from north to south

c) northings are vertical lines numbered from north to south whilst eastings are horizontal lines numbered from west to east

d) northings are vertical lines numbered west to east whilst eastings are horizontal lines numbered from north to south

*19. The physical feature formed at the end of a river, where sediment tends to settle is referred to as:

a) a deltab) a waterfallc) a watershedd) a tributary

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

a) an embankment alongside a streamb) a “v” shaped lake that remains after a river has cut across the narrow neck of a

meanderc) a complete loop in a streamd) a “u” shaped lake remains after a river has cut across the narrow neck of a

meander

*21. One meander is illustrated by the points:

a) CDPage 7

C

D

EF

H

G

b) GHc) EFd) CD & GHe) CD, EF& GH

*22. A braided channel:

a) is a single stream that comprises a network of intertwining channelsb) a number of streams that consist of a network of interconnected channelsc) is a series of twisted streamsd) is a single channel

*23. Sediment or point bars:

a) tend to build up in a meander on the inside of a meander’s bank as the water velocity is not as strong on the inside bank compared with the velocity of the outside bank

b) tend to build up in a meander on the inside of a meander’s bank as the water velocity is stronger on the inside bank compared with the velocity of the outside bank

c) only occur in braided channelsd) only occur in times of prolonged rainfall

*24. The head or apex of a meander tends to be:

a) the shallowest point of a riverb) the deepest point of a riverc) where one meander crosses anotherd) the area where an old rive course existede) a ridge of sediment

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 minutesb) 585 minutesc) 6.15 minutesd) 0.1025 minutes

Questions 26-29 refer to the climatic statistics table below:

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Craibstone, Scotland

*26. The mean maximum temperature for Craibstone is:

a) 11 degrees Celsiusb) 17 degrees Celsiusc) 12 degrees Celsiusd) 16 degrees Celsius

*27. The month which received the highest rainfall amount is:

a) Aprilb) November and Decemberc) Augustd) July

*28. The minimum temperature range in degrees Celsius is:

a) 10b) 9c) 0d) 8

*29. The total amount of rainfall received for Autumn is:

a) 167 mmb) 216 mmc) 214 mmd) 224 mm

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

a) northb) eastc) westd) south

*31. The latitude and longitude directions for Vancouver Canada is:Page 9

a) latitude:north longitude:westb) latitude:south longitude:eastc) latitude:south longitude:westd) latitude:north longitude:easte) latitude:west longitude:north

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

a) southb) northc) westd) east

*33. The major line of latitude is:

a) Greenwich Mean Meridianb) the Equatorc) the International Date Lined) 180 degrees

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

a) zero to ninety degreesb) zero to 180 degreesc) zero to 360 degreesd) zero to 23.5 degrees

*35. Prime Meridian has a reading of:

a) 180 degreesb) 0 degrees Wc) 0 degrees Ed) 0 degrees

*36. Which one of the following statements is false?

a) lines of longitude are concentricb) lines of latitude are concentricc) longitude lines run 180 degreesd) latitude lines become smaller the further one moves towards the polar regions

*37. The Arctic circle has a latitude reading of:

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a) 66.5 degrees Nb) 23.5 degrees Sc) 66.5 degrees Sd) 23.5 degrees N

*38. The angle of the earth’s inclination is:

a) 23.5 degreesb) 33.5 degreesc) 66.5 degreesd) 25.5 degrees

39. There are how many minutes between each line of latitude?

a) 23.5 minutesb) 60 minutesc) 90 minutesd) 180 minutes

40. Which of the following is a trig station reading?

a) TS ● 220b) BM 220c) ● 220d) ▲ 220e) SH 220

41. The cross-section below corresponds to which of the following

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contour patterns?

42. The contour pattern below matches which of the following cross-sections?

43. The contour pattern below corresponds with which landform feature?

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a) b)

c) d)

a) b)

c) d)

a) interlocking spursb) flood plainc) truncated spursd) ridgee) scarp

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) spurb) hillc) saddled) scarp

45. A ridge is defined as:

a) a narrow long hilltop or crest of high landb) a steep rocky slopec) an extensive area of flat land which is elevated above the surrounding landd) the foot of a mountaine) a narrow finger of land jutting out to sea

*46. When constructing a cross-section which of the following vertical exaggeration ranges provides a good cross-section?

a) 1-5b) 2- 4c) 4-10d) 10-12

*47. A measure of the slope of the land is called:Page 13

a) gradientb) vertical exaggerationc) steepnessd) elevation

*48. The formula for gradient is:

a) G = distance Speed

b) G = HS VS

c) G = VS HS

d) G = difference in height distance

Question 49 refers to the contour diagram below:

*49. Calculate the gradient between F and G:

a) 1·09

b) 16·1

c) 1101100

d) 111

50. How many cardinal points are there on a compass?Page 14

6080 100 120

140

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0 0.5 1 1.5

F

G

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

51. Which characteristic of contours is untrue?

a) contours always increase or decrease in regular intervalsb) contours never cross but do meet up to represent a cliff face or waterfallc) contours illustrate height, slope and shape of the landd) contours illustrate height and shape but not slope of the lande) contours always join up with themselves

*52. Which of the following descriptions are true regarding spurs?

1. spurs are projections of high land towards lower land2. truncated spurs are associated with winding rivers3. the depressions with concave slopes between spurs are called re-entries4. interlocking spurs are spurs that have been cut off by wave, river or glacial

action

a) 1&2b) 1&3c) 2&3d) 2&4

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