Mapping-quiz
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