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Maps

Mapping vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
difference in elevation between 2 consecutive contour lines contour interval
height above sea level elevation
numbered contour line index contour
shows meanings of symbols map key
distances can be determined by using map scale
steepness of slope gradient
change in elevation divided by distance gradient
used to show a depression in the landscape hachure marks
shows shape of the landscape between two points profile
shape of the landscape topography
average height of surface of Earth's ocean sea level
angular distance north or south of the Equator latitude
angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian longitude
latitude of Equator 0 degrees
latitude of North Pole 90 degrees north
latitude of Tropic of Cancer 23.5 degrees north
latitude of Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 degrees south
longitude of Prime Meridian 0 degrees
latitude of Arctic Circle 66.5 degrees north
latitude of Antarctic Circle 66.5 degrees south
latitude of South Pole 90 degrees south
Created by: teberhard
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