PHSC 211 Chapter 9 Quiz (A grade)

PHSC 211 Chapter 9 Quiz (Fall 2020)– Liberty University (A grade) Questions 1 and 2 are based on Lab Exercise #1: Contour Exercises. 1. According to the Prospect Hill contour map in Figure 9.7, the land surface could be a. a hill. b. two valleys with a hill in the middle. c. two hills with a lower area between them. d. two closed depressions with a flat-topped plateau in the middle. 2. In Figure 9.7, what is the elevation of the mine (locate the mining symbol) on Prospect Hill? a. 100 feet b. 120 feet c. 140 feet d. 150 feet Question 3 is based on Lab Exercise #2: Topographic Profiles. 3. What answer below best represents the profile in Figure 9.9a between point A and point A1? C For questions 4 and 5, you will want to refer to information found in the Scale Conversion section of this lesson. Round your answers to the nearest hundredth decimal place. 4. On a 1:125,000-scale map, one inch represents what distance on the ground? a. 1,250 feet b. 1,970 km c. 1.97 miles d. 1.25 miles 5. A mile on the ground would be what distance (in inches) on a 1:50,000 scale topographic map? a. 0.79 inches b. 1.26 inches c. 1.05 inches d. 5,000 inches Questions 6 through 28 are based on the topographic map of Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, and the USGS Topographic Map Symbols pamphlet (both found in the lab kit). 6. What is the general location of this map area in the state of California? a. east central California b. north west California c. north east California d. south central California 7. Using the USGS Topographic Map Symbols pamphlet in the laboratory kit, what type of lake is Starr King Lake on the USGS Yosemite Valley topographic map? a. annual lake b. perennial lake c. intermittent lake d. dry lake 8. What parallel marks the northern limit of the topographic quadrangle map? a. 119° 45' N b. 119° 29' 10" N c. 37° 42' N d. 37° 47' 05" N 9. What meridian is the eastern limit of the topographic quadrangle map? a. 119° 45' E b. 119° 29' 10" W c. 37° 42' W e. 37° 47' 05" E 10. What is the magnetic declination of the topographic quadrangle map? a. 10.5° east b. 15.5° west c. 17.5° east d. 20.5° west 11. In what year was the magnetic declination measured? a. 1927 b. 1955 c. 1958 d. 1970 12. This topographic quadrangle map was compiled from aerial photographs taken in a. 1927. b. 1955. c. 1958. d. 1970. 13. What is the fractional scale of the topographic map? a. 1/12,000 b. 1/24,000 c. 1/62,500 d. 1/250,000 14. How can the ratio scale of this map be expressed as a verbal scale? a. 1 inch = 1,000 feet b. 1 inch = 2,000 feet c. 1 inch = 1 mile d. 1 inch = 4 miles 15. Using the bar scale provided in the map margin, measure the length of the southern boundary of the topographic map from El Portal to Merced Peak. The distance in miles is about a. 5 miles. b. 9 miles. c. 14.5 miles. d. 18.5 miles. 16. Why are there so many curves and switchbacks in the Glacier Point Road?