Study guide for Chapter 1 Mapping Earth's Surface Test
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| What term describes the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area? | show 🗑
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| show | plateau
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| One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plane is in | show 🗑
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| If you were in a submersible and landed on the ocean floor, you would be touching down on Earth's | show 🗑
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| The 'sphere' that extends into each of the other spheres is the | show 🗑
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| The point on Earth's surface having zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude would be located in | show 🗑
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| New Orleans, Louisiana, and Cairo, Eygpt, are nearly the same distance north of the equator. This means that the two cities have almost the same | show 🗑
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| If you were to take the shortest route from 25*S 30*E to 25*N 30*W, in which direction would you travel? | show 🗑
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| show | pixels
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| Computer mapmakers digitize map data so that they can | show 🗑
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| A topographic map differes from a road map in that the topographic map shows | show 🗑
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| show | a close-up view of part of Earth's surface
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| show | contour lines
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| show | steep
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| To find the latitude, longitude, and elevation of points on Earth's surface, the Global Positioning System uses | show 🗑
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| show | at least 3 GPS satellites above the horizon
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| The Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho are an example of a | show 🗑
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| show | are far apart
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| V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate a | show 🗑
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| show | a closed loop
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| A contour line that forms a closed loop and has small dashes pointing to the inside of the loop represents | show 🗑
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| show | lithosphere
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| A map projection in which the lines of latitude and longitude are all straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle is the | show 🗑
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| show | hydrosphere
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| show | longitude
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| show | Southern and Western hemispheres
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| show | Mercator Projections enlarge areas near the poles
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| Elevation, relief, and landforms are factors that determine an area's | show 🗑
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| Features of topography, such as the Columbia Plateau and Mount Hood, are called | show 🗑
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| A coastal plain is an area with low elevation and ____________relief. | show 🗑
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| A landform with high elevation and a more or less level surface | show 🗑
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| show | Atmosphere
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| show | map projection
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| Lake Superior, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Nile River are part of the sphere known as | show 🗑
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| 90*N indicates the North Pole's ____________ | show 🗑
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| show | globe
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| show | Prime Meridian
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| show | digitizing
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| A satellite-based system that can precisely determine latitude and longitude for points on Earth's surface | show 🗑
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| show | Topographic Maps
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| The difference in elevation between two contour lines that are side by side | show 🗑
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| show | scale
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| show | contour lines
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| What type of map projection would correctly show the relative sizes of Earth's landmasses. | show 🗑
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| show | landform region
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