Locating places
Time Zones
Types of Maps
Topographic Maps
Anything Goes
100
The science of mapmaking.
What is cartography
100
How many time zones are there?
What is 24?
100
A map that has parallel lines of latitude and longitude.
What is mercator?
100
Maps that show changes in elevation.
What is a topographic map?
100
explains what the symbols mean
What is a legend?
200
Circles the earth halfway between the north and south pole
What is the equator?
200
These lines roughly separate the time zones.
What is longitude?
200
Made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone.
What is conic?
200
Connect lines of equal elevation.
What is a contour line?
200
ratio between distances on a map and actual distance
What is a map scale?
300
60 of these equals one degree
What is minutes
300
An hour is added when traveling ________.
What is east?
300
Made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point
What is gnomonic?
300
Difference in elevation between two contour lines.
What is a contour interval?
300
Uses radar to map features on the ocean floor
What is Topex/Poseidon?
400
60 of these equals one minutes
What is seconds
400
There is 24 hours of difference when crossing this.
What is the international date line?
400
Distorts areas of landmasses, especially near the north and south poles
What is mercator?
400
darker lines with elevations
What are index contours?
400
Uses 24 satellites
What is GPS?
500
distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
What is longitude
500
Number of times zones are there in the United States
What is 6?
500
Used to make road maps and weather maps.
What is conic?
500
short lines inside circle that represent a depression
What are hachure lines?
500
Sound Navigation and Ranging
What is sonar?
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