Landforms
3 main type of land forms.
What are mountains, plains, and plateau?
6 climate regions.
What is Tropical, Polar , Arid, Highlands, Temperature Marine, Temperature Continental?
maps that use lines to represent differences in elevation
What is a topographic or contour map?
Measured from the equator and runs east to west.
What is Longitude?
Something that describes symbols on a map.
What is key or a legend?
plateau
What is an elevation of high ground level that of flat land?
What climate region would Brazil be in.
What is wet Tropical?
These lines on a map are used to show elevation. All points on a line are at the same elevation.
What are contour lines?
A change in size, shapes, or position of a place on a map.
What is Distortion?
Something that indicates directions on a map.
What is a compass rose?
Plain
What is a flat, low areas with grasses?
what region would the arctic be in.
What is polar region?
The difference in elevation between contour lines is known as the contour_______.
What is interval?
A way of representing the spherical earth on a flat surface.
What is Map Projection?
Something that describes areas shown on a map.
What is the map title?
Bay
What is an area of which the sea curves towards land elevation?
What region would you usually find a desert in.
What is arid region?
Elevation is
What is height above sea level?
The meridian that changes the day as travelers cross it (hint week 4 vocab).
What is The International Dateline?
Something that is a commonly used icon for a capital city on a map.
What is a bold star?
Mountain
What is a high elevation of land, in which is steep and summit area?
treeless regions found in the Arctic, and have short summers
What is Tundra region?
This is the difference in elevation between contour lines
What is contour interval?
Something that is a reference for measuring other meridians and runs through Greenwich, England (hint week 4 vocab).
What is the Prime Meridian?
Five things you need on a map.
What is a compass rose, title, author, date, and key?