What changes as one goes farther North or South of the Equator?
What is climate?
100
What changes as one goes East or West of the Prime Meridian?
What is the time zone?
100
How many degrees does the Earth rotate in one hour?
What is 15 degrees?
100
What do topographic maps show?
What is elevation?
100
What is a scale?
What is a tool used to compare large to small/small to large objects.
200
What is the center line of latitude called?
What is the Equator?
200
What is the center line of longitude called?
What is the Prime Meridian?
200
If it is 12:00PM on the Prime Meridian, what time is it on the 15 degree West line of longitude?
What is 11:00AM?
200
How are gentle and steep slopes shown in a contour map?
What are contour lines spaced far apart and close together?
200
Which lines never touch, but travel parallel to one-another?
What are lines of latitude?
300
What are the two forms of measurement used in determining points of latitude?
What are degrees North and South?
300
What are the two forms of measurement used in determining points of longitude?
What are degrees East and West?
300
It is 3:00PM on the Prime Meridian, what is the time if you are located at 45 degrees East longitude?
What is 6:00PM?
300
What is the formula for gradient?
What is: change in field value/distance
300
If one were to notice that a map were in miles, what would each contour interval go up by?
If one were to notice that a map were in kilometers, what would each contour interval go up by?
What are feet?
What are meters?
400
What is the latitude of Utica, NY?
What is 43 degrees North?
400
What is the longitude of Binghamton, NY?
What is 76 degrees West?
400
An exchange student wants to call their Mom one evening. If she is to pick up her phone at 6:00PM in England, what time will her Mom receive her call in New York?
What is 1:00PM?
400
What is the gradient between point A and B, if A is at an elevation of 10ft. and B is at an elevation of 50ft. These two points are 4 miles apart.
What is 10ft. per mile.
400
Why do cartographers use points of latitude and longitude?
What is to pin-point exact locations?
500
What line of latitude is Watertown, NY on?
What is 44 degrees North?
500
What position of longitude is Jamestown, NY on?
What is 70 degrees West?
500
If a volcano were to erupt in Hawaii at 3:00PM, what time would it be in New York?
What is 8:00PM?
500
What is the gradient between the points X and Y?
Elevation of X = 120 m
Elevation of Y = 80 m
Distance between two points = .05 Km