Map Earth's Features: Lesson 1 Review

What two possible techniques could scientists have used to create this map of the ocean ridges?

• detecting new landforms

• observing from underwater vehicles

• monitoring sound waves

• comparing mountain ranges

• surveying land levels

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Complete the sentence by matching the parts of each true statement. Volcanoes can for on ______

• the ocean floor or land.

• plate movement.

• glaciers and icebergs

• state boundaries.

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Complete the sentence by matching the part of each true statement. Volcanoes are caused by _____.

• the ocean floor or land.

• plate mvoement.

• glaciers and icebergs.

• state boundaries.

Plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains are all examples of _____.

• highlands

• mantle areas

• landforms

• hydrosphere

A close-up look at Earth shows you many natural features on the surface. These features are called ____.

• mountains

• topographical land

• landforms

• landscape

Which shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

• mountains

• faults

• topographical map

• cartographer

Latitude and longitude are used to ___

• find an ocean.

• find a location of a specific place or landform feature on a map.

• find mountain ranges.

• find valleys and directions.

Select all of the ways maps of land and maps of the ocean floor could be similar.

• Both maps could show valleys.

• both maps could show plant life.

• Both maps could show mountain ranges.

• Both maps could show earthquakes.

• Both maps could show directions.

What patterns are there in the locations of volcanoes and mountains? What causes these patterns?

• Volcanoes occur between continents and oceans.

• Mountain chains form near the edges of continents.

• These locations represent plate boundaries.

• Volcanoes and mountains area result of the movement of Earth's plates.

• All of the above.

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