SCIN 138 Week 4 Quiz

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Week 4 Quiz

Question 1 of 19

 

Questions from the lab book start on page 54. What does the ratio scale of the Rome North Quadrangle map (page 60) mean?

 

  A. 1” = 24,000”

  B. 1 mile = 24,000 miles

  C. 1 km = 24,000 km

  D. All of the above

  E. None of the above

 

Question 2 of 19

What is the latitude on the north edge of the Rome North Quadrangle map?

 

  A. 34:22:30

  B. 38:05:00

  C. 61:00:00

  D. 85:07:30

 

Question 3 of 19

What is the approximate elevation of the  very TOP (highest point) of  Lavender Mountain from the Rome North Quadrangle map? (Hint - what is the contour interval, and thus elevation change between contour lines? Zoom into the top left quadrant of the map to find Lavender Mountain)

 

  A. 1490 feet

  B. 1525 feet

  C. 1535 feet

  D.1600 feet

 

Question 4 of 19

From the Rome North Quadrangle map (p. 60), find Big Dry Creek, which is north of Rome. Look at the section of the creek under the label "Big Dry Creek". In this section of the creek, what direction does that water flow?

 

 

  A. N

  B. NW

  C. S

  D. SE

 

 

Question 5 of 19

From the Rome North Quadrangle map, approximately how much higher is the top of Lavender Mountain than Lake Conasauga? (Hint- what is the elevation of the contour interval closest to the lake?)

 

 

  A. 1530

  B. 1500

  C. 890

  D. 640

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 6 of 19

The following questions can be found in the lab lesson for this week. I hope you did not miss this in the instructions. The answers to this questions can be found on the Grand Teton, WYO topographic map found in your lab manual, page 61.

 

Who published the Grand Teton topographic map?

 

  A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  B. U.S. Geological Survey

  C. Corps of Engineers

  D. Wyoming Geological Survey

 

 

Question 7 of 19

What is the field checked date of the Grand Teton topographic map?

 

 

  A. 1967

  B. 1968

  C. 1973

  D. None of the above

 

 

 

Question 8 of 19

How much difference is there between magnetic north (MN) and geographic north on the Grand Teton map in degrees?

 

  A. 0*08'

  B. 17

  C. 2 MILS

  D. 302 MILS

 

 

Question 9 of 19

If you were to leave the Grand Teton map and need to find the map immediately adjacent to the southwest what is the name of the map would you need to look up?

(Hint- the name of the adjacent map is printed outside the SW corner)

 

  A. Granite Basin

  B. Jenny Lake

  C. Rendezvous Peak

  D. Gros Ventre Junction

 

 

Question 10 of 19

Using the contour lines on Map 3.3, page 55, which area along the red line is steeper?

 

  A. A to B

  B. B to C

 

 

Question 11 of 19

On the Grand Teton map, 1 inch on the map equals how many inches on the ground?

 

  A. 24000

  B. 48000

  C. 12000

  D. 1000

 

 

Question 12 of 19

On the Grand Teton Map, between two contour lines there is how much change in elevation?

 

  A. 10 feet

  B. 20 feet

  C. 40 feet

  D. 80 feet

 

 

Question 13 of 19

The Grand Teton map is a _____ minute series map.

 

  A. 1.5

  B. 6.5

  C. 7.5

  D. 8.5

 

Question 14 of 19

What do the heavy dashed and pink shaded boundary lines on the Grand Teton map (Northwest quadrant and Southeast corner) denote? (hint- look at the table of map symbols at the end of the chapter.)

 

  A. State administered Forest

  B. Federally administered park

  C. County administered park

  D. Forest Service Lands

 

 

Question 15 of 19

What are the solid green shaded areas on the Grand Teton map?

 

  A. orchard

  B. woodland

  C. glacier

  D. vineyard

 

 

Question 16 of 19

What are the solid blue features on the Grand Teton map?

 

  A. perennial lake

  B. marsh

  C. dry lake

  D. swamp

 

 

Question 17 of 19

The next set of Questions are from the lab book starting on page 59 and continue with Grand Teton topographic map. What is the total relief, measured in feet, on the entire Grand Teton map?

 

  A. 137700

  B. 9150

  C. 7370

  D. 6400

 

Question 18 of 19

From the Grand Teton topographic map, into which lake does does Taggert Creek flow?

 

  A. Taggert Lake

  B. Lake Taminah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 19 of 19

 

Looking at the Grand Teton topographic map, what direction does Taggart Creek flow?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  A. North

  B. South

  C.East

  D. West