Models and mapping Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| profile | the side view of an areas landscape |
| profiles are created using | contour maps |
| latitude | angular distance north or south of the equator |
| in the northern hemisphere latitude can be found using | polaris |
| lines of latitude are also called... | parallels |
| latitudes run ____ to ______, but measure ___ and ____ | east, west, north, south |
| 23.5 degrees north | tropic of cancer |
| 23.5 degrees south | tropic of Capricorn |
| 66.5 degrees north | arctic circle |
| 66.5 degrees south | Antarctic circle |
| Polaris is also called the | north star |
| if polaris is 30 your latiude is | 30 |
| if polaris is at 60 your latitude is | 60 |
| field map | a region of space with a measurable quantity at every point |
| isolines | lines that connect points of equal value |
| isotherms | lines connecting equal points of temperature |
| isobars | lines connecting equal points of pressure |
| contours | lines connecting equal points of elevation |
| longitude | measurement of angular distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| international date line longitude | 180 |
| prime meridian longitude | 0 |
| lines of longitude are also called | meridians |
| earth spins | counter clockwise |
| too find longitude, know... | time difference between place and prime meridian |
| 1 hour later than prime meridian | 15 degrees east |
| relationship between time and longitude | west earlier, east later |
| degrees between time zones | 15 |
| hours between time zones | 1 |
| # of time zones | 24 |
| maps of elevation fields | topographic maps |
| elevation | distance above sea level |
| index contour line | heavy numbered contour |
| depression contour lines are | special contour lines used to show a hole or crater |
| depression contour lines are represented with | hachure marks on the line |
| closer contour lines____ slope | steeper |
| on a stream the bends in the contour lines point | up stream |
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