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What lines are parallel and never meet?
Lines of Latitude
Zero degrees longitude is known as .....?
The prime meridian
What is the International Date Line?
Where a day starts. It can be Monday on one side and Sunday on the other side.
What does a cartographer do?
Makes maps.
What does magnitude refer to?
The strength of an earthquake
What is weathering?
Material starts to wear away or break off.
If it is 5:00 pm in the Central time zone, what time is it in the Mountain time zone?
What is erosion?
If it is 9:00 am in the Pacific time zone, what time is it in the Central time zone?
It is 11:00 am.
An earthquake takes place along a .....?
fault
What is the imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
Earth has how many time zones?
24 time zones
If it's 3:00 pm in the Eastern time zone, what time is it in the Pacific time zone?
It is 12:00 pm.
What is the distance north or south of the equator called?
Latitude
What does it mean to migrate?
To move from one place to another and live there.
The map projection that helped sailors find their location.
What is Mercator projection
How farmers have adapted to mountainous areas is called....?
Terraces
Why would people leave their homes and migrate to other countries?
A famine or food shortage.
How do rivers change the land?
Sediment is carried downstream and it builds up over time.
It is 8:00 pm
Why do cartographers make different types of maps?
Maps are used in different ways and have different strengths.
Why did so many people leave Ireland in the 1800's?
There was a food shortage and a lot of people died.
What is an example of a renewable energy source?
Hydroelectric, Wind, Solar power
If it is 4:00 pm in the Mountain time zone, what time is it in the Pacific, Central, and Eastern time zones?
It is 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm.
Why do people build near a river?
water crops, drinking water, travel, shipping goods, hydroelectric power.