What is the line of 0 degrees Latitude called?
Equator
What map is best to use if you are trying to get from Robinson Park to LCWM?
Road Map
What is the key that lists all the symbols used on a map?
Map Legend
What is the height above sea level called?
elevation
What two hemispheres are you in at the coordinates 60 degrees N and 45 degrees W
Northern/Western
Which two directions is longitude measured?
East and West
What type of map is best to use if you are studying the the layout of all the European countries
Political Map
What is it called when you are looking at an area from above?
Map view/plan view
What is it called when you are looking at an area from the side?
profile view
What time zone am I in if I am in Boston, MA?
Eastern
What is the relief of a mountain with a peak elevation of 1500 ft and a base of 600 ft?
900ft
This map uses lines, shading, and color to indicate features like mountains, streams, and lakes
Physical
What is the measure of the steepness of the land called?
slope
contour lines
What two hemispheres is Japan in?
Northern/Eastern
What is the elevation difference between contour lines that are next to each other?
contour interval
What map is best to study the surface of the Grand Canyon?
Geological Map
What is the definition for prime
first in rank
what is the definition of the word aerial
operating or occurring overhead
What ocean does the International Date Line go through and what is it's longitude?
Pacific-180 degrees
What are two continents primarily East of the Prime Meridian?
Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia
What map shows detailed shapes of the Earth's surface?
Topographic Map
What are the areas on Earth's surface between two meridians?
time zones
What is the process of collecting information without coming into physical contact with it?
remote sensing
If it is 3:00 PM in Seattle, WA, what time is it in New York City?
6:00 PM