Topography
Models
Maps
Landforms
Vocab
100
connects points of equal elevation
What is contour line
100
a sphere that represents earth's entire surface
What is a globe
100
these lines measure how far east or west of the prime meridian you are..hint they run from north pole to south pole
What is longitude
100
made up of nearly flat or gently rolling land with low relief
What is plains?
100
an areas elevation, relief, and landforms
What is topography?
200
height above sea level
What is elevation
200
The imaginary line that runs run to south and makes a half circle...hint: it passes through Greenwich England.
What is the Prime Meridian
200
dots that make a satellite image
What is pixels
200
A landform that has high elevation and high relief
What is mountains
200
a closed loop with no lines on the inside indicates this on topographic map
What is hilltop
300
shape of the land, flat hilly, mountainous etc.
What is topography
300
one half of the sphere that makes up Earths surface...there are 4
What is hemisphere
300
The v-shaped contour lines pointing uphill
What is a valley
300
rarely perfectly smooth on top, this landform has high elevation and a more or less level surface
What is plateau
300
converting map points and locations to numbers in a computer
What is digitizing
400
the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
What is relief
400
these lines run east to west on the map of the earth and are "flat"..always labeled first in a set of coordinates
What is latitude lines
400
using satellites to find latitude and longitude
What is GPS or Global Positioning System
400
a closed loop with dashes inside indicates this
What is a depression or hollow in the ground
400
the darker line that has the elevation somewhere written on it
What is index contour
500
tells you the distance of a map compared to the real distance..hint its a ratio
What is scale
500
where the equator and prime meridian cross, you would have this this degree of latitude and longitude
What is 0
500
A picture of a portion of earth 185 kilometers wide
What is satellite maps
500
The v-shaped line that points downhill represents
What is a ridge line
500
the distance in feet from 1 contour interval to the next
What is contour interval
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