Topography Maps
I am on a road map and a topographic map.
What is a scale and symbols.
A sphere that represents all of Earth
What is a globe.
The topography of an area includes
What is elevation, relief and landform.
I use satellite data to help you locate exactly where you are on Earth
What is a GPS?
We are natural agents, such as freezing, plant growth and animal actions.
What is mechanical weathering?
A compass needle always points in this direction.
What is north
List of symbols on a map that have an explanation
What is a map key.
A difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts.
What is its relief?
Water appears black and vegetation red
What are satellite images?
We (heat, gases, heat, cold and water) are a process called____________________.
What is weathering?
I show the surface features of an area.
What is a topographic map
I am known for going east and west on the prime meridian
What is longitude
I am a landform with very high elevation
What is a mountain?
Orbiting satellites and receivers make up the__________________.
What is the Global Positioning System?
This process wears down and carries rocks away.
What is erosion?
What is a change in elevation from one contour line to another?
What is contour interval
I am an imaginary line that circles the Earth
What is the equator?
This landform has high elevation and low relief
What is a plateau?
I am a GIS and belong to the _______________.
What is computer hardware and software
This liquid may be acidic and it breaks down rock.
What is chemical weathering?
We are lines on a map labeled with the elevation.
What is index contours
Distances on the earth from the prime meridian are in
What are measures of degrees.
We are the three main types of landforms.
What are plateaus, plains and mountains?
Converting the location of map points to numbers is called ________________.
What is digitizing?
This ice is wide and deepen between rocks.
What is frost wedging?