Review For Chapter 14
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Which hemispheres do you live in? | North & West
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| Lines that run north and south through both poles | longitude
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| Imaginary line that separates northern and southern hemispheres | equator
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| Which city does the Prime Meridian pass through in England? | Greenwich
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| Another name for lines of latitude | parallels
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| What units are used to measure latitude and longitude? | degrees
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| A representation of the features of a physical body on Earth | map
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| Fixed points used to describe direction and location | reference points
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| Geographic north | true north
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| Difference between true north and magnetic north | declination
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| North, South, East, and West | cardinal directions
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| Device used to show direction | compass
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| 0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian
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| 0 degrees latitude | equator
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| 180 degrees longitude | International Date Line
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| Another name for lines of longitude | meridians
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| Shows the relationship between the distance on Earth and the distance on the map | scale
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| Changes that happen in the shapes and sizes of landmasses and oceans on a map | distortions
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| List of symbols on a map | legend (key)
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| A cylindrical map | Mercator
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| A map projection made by moving contents of a globe to a flat plane | azimuthal
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| Connects points of equal elevation | contour lines
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| A map that shows the surface features of an area | topographic map
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| Distance east or west of the prime meridian | longitude
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| Distance north or south of the equator | latitude
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| Map used most often to map the U.S. | conic
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| On a topographic map, this shows the tops of hills and mountains | closed circle
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| Height of an object above sea level | elevation
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| Netword of satellites that provide information for a location on earth | GPS
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| Difference in elevation from one contour line to another | contour interval
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| Variations (changes) in elevation | relief
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