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(A) high elevation with distorted bedrock (B) high elevation with nearly horizontal
layers of bedrock
(C) low elevation with distorted bedrock (D) low elevation with nearly horizontal
layers of bedrock
1. New York’s Tug Hill landscape region is classified as a plateau because this region has a
(A) A = plain, B = plateau, C = mountain (B) A = mountain, B = plateau, C = plain (C) A = mountain, B = plain, C = plateau (D) A = plateau, B = plain, C = mountain 2. The cross section below shows the general
bedrock structure of an area containing three different landscape regions, A, B, and C.
Which list correctly identifies the type of landscapes represented by letters A, B, and C?
(A) a, b,and c (B) b, c,and f (C) b, d,and e (D) d, e,and f
3. The list below shows characteristics that vary from place to place on Earth.
a Radioactive substances b Bedrock structures c Duration of insolation d Hill slopes
e Stream patterns
f Atmospheric composition
Observations and measurements of which three characteristics would be most useful in describing landscapes?
(A) bedrock fossils and depositional patterns (B) rainfall and temperature changes
(C) surface features and bedrock structure (D) boundaries of the drainage basins of
major rivers
4. Continents are divided into landscape regions on the basis of
(A) meanders (B) floodplains (C) watersheds (D) tributaries 5. The block diagram below represents the
drainage basins of some river systems separated by highland divides, shown with dashed lines. The arrows show the directions of surface-water flow.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
6. The block diagram below shows a landscape region.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7. The map below shows a stream drainage pattern. Arrows show the direction of stream flow.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
8. The cross section below shows the rock structure of a deeply eroded, domed mountain region.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
9. The diagram below represents a map view of a stream drainage pattern.
Which underlying bedrock structure most likely produced this stream drainage pattern?
(A) Hudson Highlands (B) Manhattan Prong (C) the Catskills
(D) Taconic Mountains
(A) moraine (B) delta
(C) barrier island (D) floodplain
11. The map below shows coastal features of a portion of Long Island, New York. Point A represents a location on a landscape feature that resulted from wave action and longshore currents.
On which landscape feature is point A located?
(A) Elmira and Binghamton (B) Riverhead and New York City (C) Massena and Old Forge (D) Buffalo and Watertown
12. Which two cities are located in the Interior Lowlands?
(A) Tug Hill Plateau (B) Adirondack Mountains (C) St. Lawrence Lowlands (D) Champlain Lowlands
Base your answers to questions 14 through 16 on the map below, which shows watershed regions of New York State.
(A) Precambrian and Cambrian
(B) Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian
(C) Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, and Permian (D) Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous
14. Most of the surface bedrock of the Ontario-St. Lawrence watershed was formed during which geologic time periods?
(A) Ontario-St. Lawrence (B) Susquehanna-Chesapeake
(C) Mohawk-Hudson (D) Delaware
15. In which watershed is the Genesee River located?
(A) plain (B) plateau (C) mountain (D) lowland
Base your answers to questions 17 through 19 on the geologic cross section and the table below. The cross section represents the bedrock structure beneath four landscape regions, A, B, C, and D.
(A) tropical (B) humid (C) dry (D) polar
17. The sharp, angular flat-topped hills (mesas) in landscape region C were most likely produced by a climate that was
(A) volcanic cones (B) gentle gradients
(C) many fractures in the bedrock (D) numerous escarpments
18. The meandering streams shown in landscape region B usually form where there are
(A) A—mountains, B—ridges and valleys, C—plateau, D—plain (B) A—plateau, B—plain, C—mountains, D—ridges and valleys (C) A—plain, B—mountains, C—plateau, D—plain
(A) The rate of chemical weathering will increase.
(B) The evelation of the entire region will increase.
(C) The landscape will gradually become more rounded.
(D) The slopes will gradually become steeper and more angular.
20. The geologic cross section below shows surface landscape features that developed because of a humid climate.
Which change will eventually be observed if the climate of the area becomes very arid?
(A) diabase, dolostone, and granite (B) slate, siltstone, and basalt (C) gneiss, quartzite, and marble (D) limestone, shale, sandstone, and
conglomerate
21. The surface bedrock in the Hudson Highlands consists mostly of
(A) cementation of clastic sediments and precipitates from seawater
(B) compaction and recrystallization of volcanic material
(C) regional metamorphism of sedimentary and igneous rocks
(D) contact metamorphism of unconsolidated gravels
22. The bedrock of the Adirondack Mountains was formed mainly by the
(A) decreases and runoff decreases (B) decreases and runoff increases (C) increases and runoff decreases (D) increases and runoff increases 23. During a rainstorm, when soil becomes
24. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below, which shows four tubes containing 500 milliliters of sediment labeled A, B, C, and D. Each tube contains
well-sorted, loosely packed particles of uniform shape and size and is open at the top. The classification of the sediment in each tube is labeled.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
25. Which graph best represents the relationship between soil particle size and the rate at which water infiltrates permeable soil?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
26. Which graph best represents the general relationship between soil particle size and the permeability rate of infiltrating
27. The diagram below represents the setup for an experiment for studying groundwater. Tubes A, B, C, and D contain equal volumes of sediments. Within each tube, the
sediments are uniform in size, shape, and packing. A test for water retention was conducted by first filling each tube with water and then draining the water into beakers.
Which graph represents the general
relationship between the sediment size and the amount of water retained by the
sediments after the tubes had drained?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(A) A had a greater porosity than B and C. (B) B had a greater porosity than A and C. (C) C had a greater porosity than A and B. (D) All three samples had the same porosity.
28. The cross sections below represent three beakers that were used to test porosity. Beakers A, B, and C each contain a different size of bead. Each beaker holds an equal volume of beads. The amount of water needed to fill the total pore space between the beads in each beaker was measured.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
29. The diagram below represents three identical beakers, A, B, and C, each containing an equal volume of uniform-sized spherical beads. Water is poured into each beaker until all of the pore spaces are filled.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
30. The diagram below represents three identical beakers filled to the same level with
spherical beads.
If the packing of the beads within each beaker is the same, which graph best represents the porosity within each beaker?
(A) poorly sorted and densely packed (B) poorly sorted and loosely packed (C) well sorted and densely packed (D) well sorted and loosely packed
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
32. Which graph shows the general relationship between soil particle size and the capillarity of the soil?
(A) is less dense than the clay pot (B) is more dense than the clay pot (C) traveled upward in the clay pot by
capillary action
(D) traveled downward in the clay pot by capillary action
33. The diagram below shows the result of leaving an empty, dry clay flowerpot in a full container of water for a period of time. The water level in the container dropped to level A. The top of the wet area moved to level B.
Level B is higher than level A because water
(A) saturated and the slope is steep
34. The least amount of surface water runoff will occur when soil pore spaces are
(A) low permeability and gentle slope (B) low permeability and steep slope (C) high permeability and gentle slope (D) high permeability and steep slope 35. Which soil conditions normally result in the
greatest amount of runoff?
(A) The environment will be unaffected. (B) Minor, temporary disruptions will
occur only near the industrial plant. (C) Major damage could occur
downstream from the industrial plant. (D) The environment will always adjust
favorably to any changes caused by industrial waste.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
37. According to the diagram below, at which location would the water probably be most polluted?
(A) Soil moisture storage is recharged by vegetation along the streams.
(B) Ground water continues to move into the stream channels.
(C) An increase in potential
evapotranspiration increases the stream runoff.
(D) The porosity beneath the stream channels becomes higher than normal. 38. Why do many streams continue to flow
Base your answers to questions 39 and 40 on the cross section below, which represents part of Earth’s water cycle. Letters A, B, C, and D represent processes that occur during the cycle. The level of the water table and the extent of the zone of saturation are shown.
(A) A and B (B) A and C (C) B and D (D) C and D
39. Which two letters represent processes in the water cycle that usually cause a lowering of the water table?
(A) transpiration and condensation (B) evaporation and melting (C) precipitation and freezing (D) runoff and infiltration
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