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Chapter 2 Map Test

Mr. Rhyne SJMS

TermDefinition
Azimuthal Projection The least distortion on this projection is found at the poles.
Steep slope Tightly spaced contour lines indicated this type of slope.
Map title Part of the map that tells you what area is being shown or gives you information about the subject of the map.
V shaped Contour Lines Indicate crossing a valley or river.
Mercator Projection Distortion Distortion at the High Latitudes (Poles).
Depression Represented by a circle with inward pointing tick lines on a topographical map
Contour Interval Distance between contour lines.
Topographic map Shows elevation or man-made/natural features on the Earth's surface.
Point of V in Contour Lines Indicates upstream
Contour Line Show the elevation above sea level of a location, contour lines never cross.
Gentle slope Shown on a topographic map by widely spaced contour lines.
Mercator Projection Shows the Earth's latitude and longitude as straight, parallel lines that are plotted with an equal amount of space between each line.
Scale The relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance on the Earth.
Globe The most accurate model of the Earth.
Key/Legend A list of symbols used in a map and their explanations.
True North The geographic North Pole, it never changes.
Prime Meridian Zero Degrees Longitude
Equator Zero Degrees Latitude
Degrees Unit of measure for latitude and longitude.
Elevation Represented by all points along a single contour line.
Latitude The distance north and south, measured in degrees, from the Equator.
Longitude The distance in degrees, east and west, from the Prime Meridian.
Elevation The height of an object above sea level.
True North A compass needle points this direction.
Contour lines Used to show size and shape of landforms on a topographic map, contour lines never cross.
Remote sensing Shows what cannot be seen in aerial photographs.
Degrees Latitude and longitude are measured in this.
Contour line All points along this line represent a single elevation.
Conic, cylinder and plane Three most shapes for map projections.
Conic projection The United States is the least distorted using this projection.
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