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Sample Geography Exam Questions and Answers
ELEMENTS OF PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY (MAP WORK)
1. A stretch of lowland which separates two highland areas is called _______.
A. knoll
B. saddle
C. gap
D. plateau
2. What will be the new scale of a map on its reduction if the original scale was 1;50,000 and the map is reduced to half its original size?
A. 1;50,000
B. 1;20,000
C. 1;100,000
D. 1;150,000
3. Lines made of horizontal lines numbered Northings and Eastings are called _______
A. grid lines
B. central lines
C. latitude lines
D. axials
4. If a scale of 1:12, 500 is converted to a statement scale, what will one centimetre represent?
A. 1.250 km
B. 0.125km
C. 2.500km
D. 62.5km
5. Which of these heights is the minimum height with which a mountain can be regarded?
A. 250 metres
B. 370 meters
C. 600 metres
D. 850 meters
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ELEMENTS OF PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY (SURVEYING)
1. Which equipment is used on the field when certain points require more permanent marking?
A. Carpenter’s level
B. Abney level
C. Peg
D. Chain
2. Which equipment is used to mark areas and to set out straight lines on a field?
A. Chain
B. Plumb bob
C. Measuring rod
D. Ranging poles
3. If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 10cm?
A. 10km
B. 8km
C. 5km
D. 15km
4. If a map has a scale of 1:40,000 and is reduced to one quarter of its size, the new scale of the map will be
A. 1:10,000
B. 1:40,000
C. 1:60,000
D. 1:160,000
5. What is the horizontal angular difference between the true North and the magnetic North called?
A. Grid magnetic angle
B. Magnetic angle
C. North pole
D. Declination
