WG Unit 1 Common Assessment 24/25

The table above lists possible uses of which geospatial technology? (WG.20A) (WG.21A)

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Planar projection

• Cylindrical projection

A city wants to determine the best location for a landfill. It is creating a composite map based on a terrain map, a land-use map, a road map, and 3D images of groundwater reservoirs. What technology is the city relying on to create the composite map? (WG.20A)

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Information Systems

• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites

• Geotagging

Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology? (WG.20A)

• Determining absolute location

• Determining relative location

• Identifying physical characteristics of regions

• Identifying elevations of geographic features

The diagram shows the position of the Southern Hemisphere in which season? (WG.3A)

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

The equinox is a day on which the sun is directly over the

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

• Spring

Which physical process formed the landforms along the northeastern border of India?

• The deposition of sediment by floods.

• The eruptions of active volcanoes.

• The erosion of surfaces by wind.

• The collision of tectonic plates.

Which choice is accurate about transform plate boundaries? (WG.3B)

• The plates move towards each other and create mountains

• The plates move away from each other and create river valleys

• The plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes

• The plates create an opening through which magma leaks

Weathered rock, air, and decomposed organic matter (both plant and animal) are the main components of (WG.3B)

• Magma

• Bedrock

• Fungi

• Soil

The movement or transport of material broken down by water, wind, and gravity is known as (WG.3B)

• Diffusion

• Decomposition

• Weathering

• Erosion