EC-6 CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS.LATEST EXAM 2025
Question:1
Mr. Anders asks students to draw a map of their school. Billy turns in
his map, but Mr. Anders is unable to identify how to orient the map to
read it. Which of the following features should Billy add to his map?
A. a compass rose
B. latitude markers
C. a scale
D. a legend - ANSWER-A. a compass rose
As part of a lesson about time zones, a teacher plans to include the
following question on a worksheet: "If it's 4:00pm on March 17 in Los
Angels, what time and date is it in Tokyo?"
Question:2
What type of location is determined when you locate your position on a
global coordinate grid system?
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,A. relative
B. distance
C. absolute
D. basic - ANSWER-C. absolute
Question:3
Third-grade students are learning about factors that historically
affected settlement patterns across the United States. To improve
students' understanding of this concept, which of the following visual
aids could the teacher include in this lesson?
A. a map showing rivers and harbors with an overlay showing the
locations of major cities
B. a list of major cities in the United States and their current
populations
C. a map showing the route of Lewis and Clark's expeditions
D. a list of natural resources that are found in the United States -
ANSWER-A. a map showing rivers and harbors with an overlay
showing the locations of major cities
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,Question:4
Which of the following is a feature of physical geography that Brazil and
Peru share?
A. the Pantanal
B. the Amazon River
C. the Atacama River
D. the Pampas - ANSWER-B. the Amazon River
Question:5
A geography teacher wants to assess their students' understanding the
concept of relative location. The teacher assigns a world map with
several locations labeled with numbers. The students are directed to
describe the location of each numbered point relative to the U.S. The
following are incorrect student responses from this assignment.
The US is north of Mexico
The US is west of the Atlantic Ocean
The US is southwest of Russia
Based on the reposes, the teacher should revisit which concept in order
to prevent misunderstandings?
A. These statements describe absolute locations not relative locations.
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, B. Relative locations should include coordinate locations using
longitude and latitude.
C. Students seem to be confused about cardinal directions and should
concept of how to use the compass rose
D. These statements describe the relative location of the US, not the
location of the points that were labeled on the map. - ANSWER-D.
These statements describe relative location of the US, not the location
of the points that were labeled on the map.
Question:6
The formal name of the United States of America denotes which type of
region?
A. religious
B. climate
C. political
D. language - ANSWER-C. political
Question:7
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
A. Africa is the second-largest continent.
B. Madagascar can be found at 18.7668* S, 46.8691* E.
C. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania.
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ANSWERS.LATEST EXAM 2025
Question:1
Mr. Anders asks students to draw a map of their school. Billy turns in
his map, but Mr. Anders is unable to identify how to orient the map to
read it. Which of the following features should Billy add to his map?
A. a compass rose
B. latitude markers
C. a scale
D. a legend - ANSWER-A. a compass rose
As part of a lesson about time zones, a teacher plans to include the
following question on a worksheet: "If it's 4:00pm on March 17 in Los
Angels, what time and date is it in Tokyo?"
Question:2
What type of location is determined when you locate your position on a
global coordinate grid system?
1|Page
,A. relative
B. distance
C. absolute
D. basic - ANSWER-C. absolute
Question:3
Third-grade students are learning about factors that historically
affected settlement patterns across the United States. To improve
students' understanding of this concept, which of the following visual
aids could the teacher include in this lesson?
A. a map showing rivers and harbors with an overlay showing the
locations of major cities
B. a list of major cities in the United States and their current
populations
C. a map showing the route of Lewis and Clark's expeditions
D. a list of natural resources that are found in the United States -
ANSWER-A. a map showing rivers and harbors with an overlay
showing the locations of major cities
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,Question:4
Which of the following is a feature of physical geography that Brazil and
Peru share?
A. the Pantanal
B. the Amazon River
C. the Atacama River
D. the Pampas - ANSWER-B. the Amazon River
Question:5
A geography teacher wants to assess their students' understanding the
concept of relative location. The teacher assigns a world map with
several locations labeled with numbers. The students are directed to
describe the location of each numbered point relative to the U.S. The
following are incorrect student responses from this assignment.
The US is north of Mexico
The US is west of the Atlantic Ocean
The US is southwest of Russia
Based on the reposes, the teacher should revisit which concept in order
to prevent misunderstandings?
A. These statements describe absolute locations not relative locations.
3|Page
, B. Relative locations should include coordinate locations using
longitude and latitude.
C. Students seem to be confused about cardinal directions and should
concept of how to use the compass rose
D. These statements describe the relative location of the US, not the
location of the points that were labeled on the map. - ANSWER-D.
These statements describe relative location of the US, not the location
of the points that were labeled on the map.
Question:6
The formal name of the United States of America denotes which type of
region?
A. religious
B. climate
C. political
D. language - ANSWER-C. political
Question:7
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
A. Africa is the second-largest continent.
B. Madagascar can be found at 18.7668* S, 46.8691* E.
C. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania.
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