EARTH
"LINED UP"
"Map Stuff"
"Measure it up"
"G - oh"
100
Imaginary line that runs north and south at 0 degrees long.
What is the Prime Meridian
100
Imaginary line that runs east and west at 0 degrees lat.
What is the equator?
100
A book of a collection of maps.
What is an Atlas?
100
Another name for 100 years.
What is a century?
100
He came up with a grid system that led to lat/long.
Who is Ptolemy?
200
One revolution around the sun.
What is an Orbit
200
Lines that run horizontal on the globe.
What are lines of latitude?
200
Scientific name for a mapmaker.
What is a Cartographer?
200
The term used for the starting point (0) of elevation or altitude.
What is sea level?
200
Every 4th calendar year - because it takes 365 1/4 days to revolve around the sun.
What is a leap year?
300
Half of the Earth
What is a Hemisphere?
300
A network of intersecting lines.
What is a grid?
300
It's like a dictionary of geographic terms and places.
What is a gazetteer?
300
The instrument used to measure how far you have traveled.
What is an odometer?
300
Used to measure distance on a map.
What is a scale?
400
The shape of the earth.
What is a sphere?
400
Lines that run vertical on the globe.
What are lines of longitude?
400
On the map it's used to show directions such as N, S, E & W.
What is a compass rose?
400
The best way to show events over a period of time.
What is a time line?
400
Used to define symbols on a map.
What is the key?
500
The earth spins on it.
What is the axis?
500
180 degrees longitude.
What is the International Date Line?
500
The best way to show height or elevation of land on a MAP.
What is contour lines?
500
GPS.
What is acronym for Global Positioning System?
500
An unmanned space craft used to take pictures of earth.
What is a satellite?
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