maps

Question 1

no distortion

Answer 1

globe

Question 2

polar regions extremely distorted

Answer 2

Mercator- straight lines

Question 3

useful for topographic maps

Answer 3

polyconic

longitude lines converge

Question 4

shoe roads and political boundaries

Answer 4

highway maps

Question 5

show elevation

Answer 5

topographic maps

Question 6

show rocks that are exposed at the surface of the earth

Answer 6

geologic maps

Question 7

show very specific things

Answer 7

specialized maps

Question 8

grid system to locate places on the earths surface

the earth is divided into degrees

Answer 8

latitude and longitude

Question 9

1 degree can be divided into how many mins

Answer 9

60

Question 10

1 min can be divided into how many secs

Answer 10

60

Question 11

parallel to the equator

distance in degrees north or south of the equator

Answer 11

latitude lines

Question 12

equator

Answer 12

0 degrees

Question 13

North Pole

Answer 13

90° N

Question 14

South Pole

Answer 14

90° S

Question 15

70 miles

Answer 15

1° of latitude

Question 16

1 min is 1.15 miles

Answer 16

nautical mile

Question 17

meridians 
prime meridians 0 degrees is arbitrarily picked at Greenwich, England 
connect pole to pole
lines coverage at the poles 
not parallel, converge at poles
perpendicular to the equator

Answer 17

longitude lines

Question 18

1:24000

Answer 18

numerical scale

Question 19

bar scale

Answer 19

graphical scale

Question 20

conversion

Answer 20

verbal scale

Question 21

1:1000000
show us area at low detail
zoomed out

Answer 21

small scale maps

Question 22

1:24000
show a small area in lots of detail
zoomed in

Answer 22

large scale maps

Question 23

used to interpret symbols

Answer 23

map legend

Question 24

used on small scale to show more detail- large scale maps

Answer 24

inset maps

Question 25

show the last of the land by using contour lines show the elevation above sea level usually in feet every point on a contour line is the exact same elevation

Answer 25

topographic maps

Question 26

brown

Answer 26

topography

Question 27

red

Answer 27

highways

Question 28

blue

Answer 28

water

Question 29

black

Answer 29

man made objects

Question 30

green

Answer 30

vegetation over 3 feet

Question 31

white

Answer 31

no vegetation or vegetation under 3 feet

Question 32

the change in elevation between adjacent contour lines common interval is 20 feet in very flat terrain, the interval might only be 5 feet in steep terrain, the interval might be 40 or even 80 feet

Answer 32

contour interval

Question 33

every 5th line is bold

Answer 33

contour line

Question 34

area is steep

Answer 34

contour lines are close together

Question 35

contour lines are superimposed

Answer 35

cliff

Question 36

contour lines are spaced far apart

Answer 36

gentle slope

Question 37

contours V upstream

Answer 37

rivers

Question 38

closed loops

Answer 38

hills

Question 39

multiple hills

Answer 39

ridges

Question 40

shown with hachure marks

Answer 40

depression

Question 41

gradient slope formula

Answer 41

change in elevation between two points in feet divided by change in horizontal distance between 2 points in miles

Question 42

longitude of the prime meridian

Answer 42

0

Question 43

longitude of international dateline

Answer 43

180

Question 44

why is the distance between longitude lines not consistent

Answer 44

the lines converge at poles

Question 45

represent 3 dimensional space in 2 dimensions drawn to scale used to be hand drawn now are mostly made by air photos and satellites

Answer 45

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