Ch. 5 Views of Earth

Question 1

equator

Answer 1

imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles and divides Earth into two equal halves

Question 2

fault-block mountain

Answer 2

sharp, jagged mountains that are made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rock by faults

Question 3

folded mountain

Answer 3

mountains that are created when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides and the layers buckle and fold

Question 4

international date line

Answer 4

transition line for calendar days, located at the 180 degrees meridian

Question 5

latitude

Answer 5

distance in degrees either north or south of the equator

Question 6

longitude

Answer 6

distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

Question 7

plain

Answer 7

landform that is a large, flat area

Question 8

plateau

Answer 8

landform that is a flat, raised area made of nearly horizontal rocks that have been uplifted by forces within Earth

Question 9

prime meridian

Answer 9

imaginary line representing 0 degrees longitude, runs from the North Pole through Greenwich, England, to the South Pole

Question 10

topographic map

Answer 10

shows the changes in elevation of Earth’s surface and shows natural features such as mountains and rivers

Question 11

upwarped mountain

Answer 11

mountains that are formed when crust is pushed is pushed up by forces inside Earth

Question 12

volcanic mountain

Answer 12

mountains that form when molten material reaches Earth’s surface through a weak area of crust and piles up in layers, forming a cone-shaped structure