Geology

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1. Which of the following characteristics of the Equator is true? a) In the Latitude and Longitude coordinate grid system, it is the base reference line in determining distances and/or locations north and south of the Equator 2. Which of the following characteristics of the Prime Meridian is true? c) In the Latitude and Longitude coordinate grid system, it is the base reference line in determining distances and/or locations east and west is the Prime Meridian 3. Which of the following characteristics of the International Date Line is true? d) All of the above 4. Which of the following is a cartographic concern - one of the features that a map cannot always accurately portray? d) All of the above 5. Which of the following is a way that scale can be expressed on a map? d) All of the above 6. Which of the following ratios would best approximate the scale used for a map depicting the distribution of population for the entire world? a) 1:25,000,000 7. Which of the following is one of the three general classes of map projections? d) All of the above 8. A thematic map is one that depicts the distribution of some phenomenon (human or natural) for a given geographic area. Which of the following is an example of a thematic map? d) All of the above

9. Note: For Questions 9-11, you will need to refer to an atlas to assist in completing each question. What major urban area is located at 30 degrees North Latitide and 31 degrees East Longitude? c) Cairo, Egypt 10. What major urban area is located at 40 degrees North Latitude and 83 degrees West Longitude? c) Columbus, Ohio 11. What major urban area is located at 23 degrees South Latitude and 43 degrees West Longitude? c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12. Note : For Questions 12-14, please refer to the following website to assist you in completing each question: https://www.worldtimezone.com/standard.html . Understand that UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the same as Standard Time. Therefore, do NOT account for daylight savings time (DST) to determine the correct answer. If it is 12:00 PM in London, United Kingdom what time is it in Columbus, Ohio? a) 7:00 AM 13. If it is 2:00 AM in Honolulu, Hawaii, what time is it in New York, New York? b) 7:00 AM 14. If it is 7:00 AM in Columbus, Ohio, what time is it in New Delhi, India? d) 5:30 PM 2

15. Which of the following is the major reason for why Ohio experiences the change of seasons? c) The tilt of the Earth's axis and the movement of the Earth around the sun 3

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