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 |