Mapping-quiz

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Equator

0 degrees latitude

Prime Meridian

0 degrees longitude

time zones

24 hour zones each one 15 degrees apart from the other, each one is an hour before or after the one next to it.

Parallel

A line of latitude

contour line

A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation

map key/legend

A list that identifies patterns, symbols, or colors used in a map

topographic map

A map that shows the surface features of an area.

compass rose

A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.

Longitude

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

Representative scale

Scale on a map given as a ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground

bar scale

a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents

hemisphere

a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by prime meridian.

Meridian

a line of longitude

index contour

a thicker contour line that has an elevation label, every 5th contour line

steep slope

closely spaced contour lines

map scale

compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world

Hachure Lines (depression lines)

contour lines marked with little "teeth" that point to a depression (ex: volcano)

verbal scale

description of map scale using words "one inch equal four miles"

Latitude

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

gentle slope

shown by widely spaced contour lines

contour interval

the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next

Elevation

the height above sea level of any point on Earth's surface

coordinates

the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

degrees

units for latitude and longitude


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