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G, Chapter 1 Vocab.

review of vocabulary words from pages 8 - 24

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What type of map is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone? Conic projection
What is the name of a line on a map that connects points of equal elevation? Contour line
What is the name of an imaginary line around Earth exactly halfway between the north and south poles? Equator
What type of mountain is made of huge, tilted blocks of rock that are separated from surrounding rock by faults? Fault-block mountains
What type of mountain is made up of horizontal rock layers squeezed from opposite sides, causing them to buckle and fold? Folded mountains
What is the name of the lines that run parallel to the equator line? Latitude lines or parallels
What is the name of the vertical lines on a map refer to distances in degrees east or west of the prime meridian? Longitude lines or meridians
What resource on a map explains what the symbols used on the map mean? Map legend
What resource on a map shows the distances on a map and distances on Earth's surface that can be represented as a small bar divided into sections? Map scale
What is the name of large, flat areas, often found in the interior regions of continents? Plains
What is the name of flat, raised areas of land made up of nearly horizontal rocks that have been uplifted by forces within Earth? Plateaus
What line on a map runs from the north pole to the south pole through Greenwich, England? Prime meridian
What type of map models the changes in elevation of Earth's surface? Topographic map
What type of mountain is formed by blocks of the Earth's crust are pushed up by forces inside the Earth? Upwarped mountains
What type of mountain forms when molten material reaches the surface through a weak area of the crust and piles up into a cone-shaped structure? Volcanic mountains
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