The imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles.
What is the equator?
100
Since New York time is three hours ahead of Los Angeles time, it's this time is Los Angeles when it's noon in New York.
What is 9 A.M.?
100
This is used to show distance on maps.
What is a map scale?
100
Features that make up the shape of the land at Earth's surface.
What are landforms?
100
This type of map shows changes in elevation of Earth's surface.
What is topographic?
200
Lines that run north and south on a globe or map.
What are lines of longitude?
200
Coastal plains are also referred to as ________.
What are lowlands?
200
The Global Positional System sends these to give users their precise locations.
What are radio signals?
200
Sharp, jagged peaks are characteristics of these.
What are fault-blocked mountains?
200
Landsat satellites use these to make detailed images of Earth's surface.
What are wavelengths of light?
300
Lines that run parallel to the equator on a globe or map.
What are lines of latitude?
300
Mountains formed when tremendous forces cause horizontal rock layers to buckle and fold.
What are folded mountains?
300
Continents appear more true to size on this type of map projection.
What is Robinson projection?
300
A store is 10km from school, and a map of the area has a scale of 1 cm = 1 km. How many cm on the map is the distance between the store and the school?
What is 10cm?
300
Zero represents this on a topographic map.
What is sea level?
400
To determine distance east and west, you would use_____.
What are lines of longitude?
400
Exact location of a place can be found using these.
What are latitude and longitude lines?
400
A road map is drawn to this type of projection.
What is conic?
400
The large, flat area of land that makes up most of the United States.
What are plains?
400
Because New York time is five hours west of the prime meridian, it's 11:00 P.M. on Friday in New York when it's ______ time at the prime meridian.
What is 4:00 A.M. on Saturday?
500
Meridians______the poles.
What is run through?
500
Zero degrees longitude.
What is the prime meridian?
500
An example of a raised, flat area is/are the:
a. Coastal Plains b. Grand Tetons c. Colorado Plateau
What is the Colorado Plateau?
500
If a map has a scale of 1 cm = 50,000 km, how many kilometers apart on Earth's surface would two cities be if they were 3 cm apart on the map?
What is 150,000 km?
500
You travel this way across the International Date Line to lose one day.