Study guide for Chapter 1 Mapping Earth's Surface Test
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show | relief
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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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show | lithosphere
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show | biosphere
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show | 1:25,000
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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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show | latitude
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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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show | elevation, relief, slope
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show | a close-up view of part of Earth's surface
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Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map are shown using symbols called | show 🗑
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What kind of slope do closely spaced contour lines indicate? | show 🗑
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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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It would be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that | show 🗑
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show | valley
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show | a closed loop
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show | a depression in the ground
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Plateaus, plains, and mountains are all part of which of Earth's spheres? | show 🗑
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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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In which 'sphere' are rivers included? | show 🗑
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The distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian is called | show 🗑
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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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show | low
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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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show | latitude
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show | globe
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show | Prime Meridian
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To convert the location of points on a map, computer mapmakers use the process of | show 🗑
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show | Global Positioning System
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Maps that use contour lines to show the elevation, relief, and slope of an area | show 🗑
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show | contour interval
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1:24,000 on a Topographic map refers to the map's _____________ | show 🗑
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show | contour lines
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The dots in a satellite image contains information about the color and brightness of a small area, the dots are called | show 🗑
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What type of map projection would correctly show the relative sizes of Earth's landmasses. | show 🗑
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A large area of land wher the topography is similar is called a | show 🗑
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