Los Angeles Southwest College Topographic Map Questions
Question Description
1.What makes cinder cones different from other types of volcanoes?
they have fluid eruptions
they are formed of pyroclastic material
they can form within other volcanoes
they are the largest type of volcano
they are never steep sided
2.Marking the outer edge of floodplains are landforms called____________
Group of answer choices
ox bow lakes
bluffs
meanders
levees
mesas
3.Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
Group of answer choices
Solar Energy
Coal
Nuclear
Natural Gas
4.The theory of continental drift was revived and put into its present form _______________.
Group of answer choices
in 2002
in the 1850s
in the 1910s
in the 1700s
in the 1960s
5.Which of the following do scientists believe is causing climate change?
Group of answer choices
Meteor impacts
Changes in Earth-Sun relations
Volcanic eruptions
Human Activity
6.Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?
Group of answer choices
Harrison
Wegener
Kopek
Tyson
Newton
7.If you travel away from a mid ocean ridge you will find ____________
increasingly older rocks
the seafloor is drifting opposite to your direction of movement
little evidence of paleomagnetic reversals of the poles
more and more earthquakes
increasingly younger rocks
8.The modified Koppen climate classification system used by the lab manual includes _______________ major climate groups
Group of answer choices
15
10
8
5
6
9.Which climate type is said to be winterless
Group of answer choices
Tropic
mild midlatitude
Dry
Mediterranean
Polar
10.Which type o volcanoes are known for their fluid eruptions?
Group of answer choices
shield
composite
intrusive
cinder cone
lava dome
11.Which of the following is a sign that the Long Valley Caldera may become active?
Group of answer choices
Smaller eruptions along the edge of the caldera
open pits of lava
animals are leaving the area
Higher temperatures
a resurgent dome
12.Which climate type covers more land area than any other?-
Group of answer choices
Polar
Tropical
Highland
Dry
Severe Midlatitude
13.Which of the following is NOT a potential problem caused by climate change?
Group of answer choices
Stronger storms
War over resources
Species extinction
Earthquakes
droughts
14.An oxbow lake was formerly a ____________
Group of answer choices
bluff
stream terrace
river meander
natural levee
back swamp
15.The lab manual uses climographs. Climographs are useful in ____________.
Group of answer choices
Predicting weather
Judging the strength of storms
Calculating climate change
Classifying climate
Recording relative humidity
16.The totality of materials ejected from a volcano, including liquid material, ashes and dust is termed ______________.
Group of answer choices
magma
pyroclastic material
lava
granite
silica
17.Southern California experiences all of the following weather phenomena EXCEPT _____________
Group of answer choices
Earthquake Weather
Pineapple Express
Santa Ana winds
El Nino
Temperature Inversion
18.Which of the following is most closely associated with a mantle plume?
Group of answer choices
The Florida Peninsula
The Hawaiian Islands
The Mississippi River Valley
Southern California
19.Wegener’s early proposal of continental drift was not taken seriously because of his ____________.
Group of answer choices
failure to provide a cause for plate movement
inability to read and write
lack of scientific research
lack of attention to the Earth’s species distribution
training as a clockmaker
20.The Kopek system of climate classification is based on ______________.
Group of answer choices
solar radiation
Temperature and precipitation
sensible heat indices
cumulative humidity indices
evapotranspiration
Using the climograph shown above, answer the following questions
21.Which month has the most precipitation and how much does it receive?
22.Which month is the hottest and what is it’s average temperature?
Using the above climograph answer the following questions
23.Which month is the coldest and how cold is it?
24.Which month has the least precipitation and how much does it receive?
25.Using the climograph below, determine both the Climate type letter code and the descriptive name. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit and precipitation in inches.
26.Using the climograph below, determine both the Climate type letter code and the descriptive name. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit and precipitation in inches.
Using the topographic map for exercise 28(page 201) answer the following questions. Note: You can access the exercise packet for exam 2 to find the correct map.
27.What is the contour interval of this map?
28.What is the elevation of point D?
29.What is the elevation of point E?
30.What is the horizontal distance from point A to point F?
31.What is the horizontal distance from point C to point D?
32.Can you see point A from point E?
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