Topographic Maps
Vocabulary
Latitude
Longitude
Lab Safety
100
The line that connects equal points of elevation
What is a contour line
100
The lines that measure distance north or south of the equator
What is latitude
100
The line at 0 degrees latitude
What is the equator
100
The line at 0 degrees longitude
What is the prime meridean
100
A machine that alerts you of a fire
What is a fire alarm
200
Every fifth contour line
What is a index contour
200
The line that measures degrees east or south of the prime meridian
What is longitude
200
The area at 90 degrees north
What is the north pole
200
The two directions that longitude measures
What is east or west
200
A burn from a substance used for labs
What is a chemical burn
300
The measuring of something being steep or flat
What is slope
300
The height of an object above sea level
What is elevation
300
The region at 90 degrees south
What is the south pole
300
The activity of pinpointing a location using a gps
What is geocaching
300
A sign that gives information on how to treat information
What is a first aid poster
400
The sport of pinpointing a location using a map
What is orienteering
400
A picture or diagram that shows physical features of an area
What is a map
400
The line 23.5 degrees north that directly faces the sun during some parts of the year
What is the tropic of cancer
400
The line opposite of the prime meridian
What is international date line
400
A spilling of a substance
What is a chemical spill
500
Another name for a topographic map
What is a contour map
500
A ruler on a map that shows distance on the real area of land
What is a scale
500
The city in Washington a 47.37 north and 122.20 west
What is seattle
500
The city that the prime meridian goes through
What is Greenwich, England
500
The number you call when an emergency happens
What is 911
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