Parts of a Map
Shows distances on a map
Map scale
Lines running east to west that measure angular distance N or S of the equator.
Latitude
Change in elevation from one contour line to the next
Contour Interval
The highest latitude reading which would be at the N or S pole
90 degrees N or S
Type of map that projects lines and points from a globe onto a cone.
What is a conic projection map
Shows symbols and what they mean
Legend/Key
Lines running from pole to pole; measures angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
Landform shown by hachure marks
Depression/crater/hole
The highest longitude reading
180 degrees
A map that has parallel lines of latitude and longitude.
What is a Mercator projection map.
1:24000 means this
One of any unit on map is 24000 of that same unit on land.
180 degrees longitude
International Date Line
Close contour lines mean this
Steep slope
Another name for a line of latitude
parallel
Detailed maps showing the hills and valleys of an area.
What is a topographic map
Provides coordinates of plotting locations on a map
Latitude & Longitude
0 degrees latitude
Equator
Upstream/uphill
Another name for a line of longitude
meridian
A map made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point.
What is a gnomonic projection map.
Since the Earth is a sphere, this is always the best representation of the Earth.
Globe
All flat maps show distortion.
0 degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
The numbers on contour lines show ____.
Elevation
How many time zones are there on the Earth?
24
Flat models of a three-dimensional object such as Earth.
What is a map.