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Mapping Earth

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HOW TOPOGRAPHY IS DETERMINED BY? ELEVATION RELIEF LANDFORMS
WHAT IS A MOUNTAIN? IS A LANDFORM WITH HIGH ELEVATION & HIGH RELIEF
WHAT IS MOUNTAIN RANGE IS A GROUP OF MOUNTAIN THAT ARE SIMILAR IN: SHAPE STRUCTURE AND AGE
wHAT MAKES A MOUNTAIN SYSTEM? DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN RANGE IN A REGION
wHAT IS A MOUNTAIN BELT? A NUMBER OF MOUNTAIN SYSTEM FORMING A LONG CONNECTED CHAIN.
WHAT SCALE OF A MAP RELATES TO? IT RELATES TO A DISTANCE IN THE MAP TO A DISTANCE ON EARTH'S SURFACES
WHAT A MAP KEY SHOWS? A MAP KEY SHOWS SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENTS ITEM IN A MAP
WHAT THE GRID OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL IN A MAP & GLOBE REPRESENTS? THE LINES ON A MAP REPRESENT LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
HOW LATITUDE LINES RUN? LATITUDE LINES RUN EAST TO WEST BUT THEY ARE LABELED NORTH TO SOUTH
HOW LONGITUDE LINES RUN? LONGITUDE LINES RUN NORTH TO SOUTH AND THEY CONVERGE IN THE POLES THEY ARE LABELED EAST TO SOUTH
WHAT SCIENTIST USED TO LOCATE POSITION ON THE EARTH SURFACES? THEY USE DEGREES
WHAT ARE BASELINES THEY ARE THE PRIME MERIDIAN AND EQUATOR
WHAT DO MAPMAKERS STORE AND DISPLY WITH COMPUTERS ? THEY DISPLAY MAP DATA ELETRONALLY
WHAT DO COMPUTERS PRODUCE USING MAP DATA? THEY PRODUCE SOURCES, INCLUDING SATTLITES AND GPS
WHAT DO MAPMAKERS USE CONTOUR LINES TO RPRESENT? THEY REPRESENT ELEVATION, REILF, AND SLOPS ON A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
WHAT HELPS WHEN READING A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP? SCALES, SYMBOLS, CONTOUR LINE, AND INTER PRETATION OF THE MAPS
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