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