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Earth's Surface
Mapping Earth's Surface
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A map is an example of a ________ used by geologists. | model |
| The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its ________. | relief |
| An area's topography is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and __________. | landforms |
| What is a landform that has high elevation and a level surface? | Plateau |
| What is one major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain? | elevation |
| What is a list of all of a map's symbols? | key |
| Plateaus, plains, and mountains are three main types of ___________. | landforms |
| If one centimeter on a map represents 15,000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is ____________. | 1 : 15,000 |
| How many contour lines would you need to show a change in elevation of 2,000 feet on a map with a contour interval of 400 feet? | 5 |
| What is one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface? | hemisphere |
| What is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface? | scale |
| What does GPS stand for? | Global Positioning System |
| A satellite image is made of thousands of tiny dots called _____________. | pixels |
| The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called the ________________. | contour intervals |
| 90 degrees north is the _________________ of the North Pole. | latitude |
| 1/360 of the way around the Earth is a __________________. | degree |
| A _________________ is a sphere model that represents Earth's entire surface. | globe |
| In a ________________ map projection, all lines of latitude and longitude appear as straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle. | Mercator |
| The imaginary line called the __________________________ runs through Greenwich, England, and divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres. | Prime Meridian |
| The _______________ is a method of finding longitude, latitude, and elevation using a system of satellites. | GPS (Global Positioning System) |
| Describe a plateau. | Landform with high elevation and flat surface |
| Describe a mountain. | Landform with high elevation and high relief. |
| Describe plains. | Landform with flat surface and low relief. |
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