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FOREST FIRES, TRI-COUNTY AREAJUNE 2005 NUMBER OF PROBABLE DATE AREA ACRES BURNED CAUSE June 7 Voorhees Air Base Training Site 400 Equipment Use June 12 Murphy County Nature Reserve 495 C

This is a section with questions that can be applied to situations you find in everyday life On the job,

in your school, at the train station, in the grocery store, or in many other ordinary situations, you might find yourself trying to access information from a graph, chart, or table You may even find situations where you have to listen to and act upon written or verbal directions

Unlike other sections in this book, the questions you answer in this section are based on concrete informa-tion, rather than hidden or implied material within the text So, the most important thing is to pay attention to every detail Read every set of directions as many times as necessary Also, read the title and footnotes carefully The ability to completely understand directions, graphs, charts, and tables is vital in today’s Information Age, but as you may know, it is not always easy With a little practice, these types of questions can be the easiest This section gives you ample opportunity to hone your skills

Reading Charts and Graphs,

Understanding Directions

7

The answers to this section begin on page 146.

Below and on the following pages are tables that are typical of the type you might be asked to read in a text-book or on the job Note their simplicity and economy

THE FUJITA–PEARSON TORNADO INTENSITY SCALE

CLASSIFICATION WIND SPEED DAMAGE

288 A tornado with a wind speed of 143 mph

would be assigned which classification?

a F0

b F1

c F2

d F3

289 The names of the categories in the third

col-umn, labeled “Damage,” could best be described as

a scientific.

b descriptive.

c objective.

d whimsical.

FOREST FIRES, TRI-COUNTY AREA

JUNE 2005

NUMBER OF PROBABLE DATE AREA ACRES BURNED CAUSE

June 7 Voorhees Air Base Training Site 400 Equipment Use

June 12 Murphy County Nature Reserve 495 Children

June 13 Knoblock Mountain 200 Miscellaneous

June 14 Cougar Run Ski Center 160 Unknown

June 19 Stone River State Park 526 Arson

June 25 Bramley Acres Resort 1,200 Arson

June 28 Hanesboro Crossing 320 Lightning

June 30 Stone River State Park 167 Campfire

290 One week before the Cougar Run Ski Center

fire, where did a fire occur?

a Fenner Forest

b Voorhees Air Base Training Site

c Murphy County Nature Reserve

d Burgaw Grove

291 According to the table, lightning fires

a occurred at Burgaw Grove and Fenner Forest.

b consumed less than 500 acres.

c consumed more acres than suspected

arson fires

292 Which of the following incidents at

Hanes-boro Crossing would be considered an act of nature?

a A group of rowdy teenagers tossed a match

into a tent

b A deer hunter lighting a cigarette

acciden-tally tossed a match too close to a dry shrub

c An inexperienced camper filled a camp

stove with gasoline and it exploded

d Lightning struck a tree in the forest.

HURST COUNTY TOWNS,

NUMBER OF DAYS WITHOUT

SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION*

NUMBER OF TOWN DAYS STATUS**

Riderville 38 level two

Adams 25 level one

Parkston 74 level three

Kings Hill 28 level two

West Granville 50 level three

Braxton 23 level three

Chase Crossing 53 level four

Livingston Center 45 level three

* Less than half an inch in a 48-hour period.

** The higher the level, the greater potential for fire.

293 The status of the town with the most number

of days without significant precipitation is

a level one.

b level two.

c level three.

d level four.

294 Compared to Kings Hill, Chase Crossing

a is more likely to experience a fire.

b is less likely to experience a fire.

c is just as likely to experience a fire.

d has gone a shorter period of time without

significant precipitation

DISTRIBUTION OF OCCUPATIONS

OF 200 ADULT MALES IN THE BAIDYA CASTE, MADARIPUR VILLAGE, BENGAL, 1914

OCCUPATION NUMBER

government service, clerks 44

newspapers and presses 05

trade and commerce 23

295 The largest number of men in the Baidya caste

of Madaripur are involved in which field?

a education

b agriculture

c government

d publishing

296 The smallest number of men in the Baidya

caste of Madaripur are involved in which field?

a education

b agriculture

c government

d publishing

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TABLE TENNIS, SUMMER OLYMPICS 2004

COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

WOMEN’S TABLE TENNIS, SUMMER OLYMPICS 2004

COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

MEN’S TABLE TENNIS, SUMMER OLYMPICS 2004

COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

297 According to the Men’s and Women’s Table

Tennis chart, which country received the most

medals for both men and women in table tennis?

a China

b Korea

c Denmark

d Hong Kong

298 In the Men’s Table Tennis competition, which

country only won a bronze medal?

a China

299 In which competition did Korea win an equal

number of gold, silver, and bronze medals?

a the Men’s competition

b the Women’s competition

c no equal amounts

d the combined Men’s and Women’s

competition

300 Which of the following countries won one

bronze medal and no other medals?

a Korea

MOUNT WASHINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE WEATHER DATA ELEVATION: 6,288 FEET LATITUDE: 44 16N LONGITUDE: 071 18W

YEARLY JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL

Average Temperature

Average Precipitation

90.7 inches 7.1 inches 7.4 inches 7.9 inches 7.2 inches Average Snowfall

41 inches 40 inches 40.8 inches 42.5 inches 31.3 inches

301 What is the average snowfall for the month of

February?

a 7.4 inches

b 13 inches

c 40 inches

d 40.8 inches

302 What is the average temperature for the

month of April?

a 6°

b 13°

c 23°

d 31.3°

303 What is the average snowfall for the year?

a 41 inches

b 40 inches

c 42.5 inches

d 31.3 inches

304 What is the average precipitation for the

month of March?

a 90.7 inches

b 7.4 inches

c 7.9 inches

d 7.2 inches