12/19/22 Test Flashcards
What does GPS stand for?
global positioning system
What are the 3 main types of landforms?
mountains, plateaus and plains
Describe conic projection.
Conic projection has straight lines of longitude and curved lines of latitude.
How are topographic maps useful in our everyday lives?
They’re used for planning, building, construction sites, etc
Compare and contrast maps and globes.
They are drawn to scale and use symbols to represent the topography. They are different because the globe is a round sphere shape, and the map is a flat surface representing the Earth.
T/F: If a contour line is a closed loop with dashes inside, it shows a hill top.
False
T/F: A conic projection has curved lines of longitude and latitude.
False
T/F: Measuring distances and elevation with instruments is called surveying.
True
T/F: A mountain system is a group of mountains in the same area.
False
T/F: A globe shows earth as it looks from space.
True
_____ is a landform with nearly flat or gently rolling features.
Plain
1/2 of Earth’s surface is called a _____.
hemisphere
All lines of latitude are parallel to the _______.
equator
A mercator projection map spreads out land near the ______.
poles
An index contour is labeled with the _______.
elevation
Which system uses satellites to find latitude, longitude, and elevation?
GPS
Where contour lines are far apart the ground has gentle _______.
slopes
On a topographic map a line connecting points with the same elevation is a ______ line.
contour
The longitude of the prime meridian is ____ degrees west.
0
Which type of map projection spreads out lands near the edges of its map?
equal area
Which part of the map shows what the symbols of the map stand for?
key
The topography of an area includes 3 things: the area’s elevation, relief and _______.
landforms
_______ is an imaginary line that goes through the north and south poles.
Prime Meridian
The landform that has high elevation and a flat surface is known as a _______.
plateau
