Maps
What is a representation of the surface of Earth called?
Maps
How do you find an exact location on earth?Can two places have the exact same coordinates?
Use Longitude and Latitude coordinates and NO
A compass always points_________.
North
What type of map shows elevation?
Topographic Map
What is GPS?
Global Positioning System
What is the problem with a flat map of a curved surface?
Distortion
By what units of measurements are longitude and latitude measured?
Degrees
What does a compass rose show?
Cardinal directions
What is elevation?
The height of land
What is GIS?
Geographic Information System
What is a reference point?
A fixed location on Earth that location and directions can be measured
What coordinates measure north and south on the Earth? What is found at 0o latitude?
Latitude and The Equator
What is the location of the geographic north pole called?
True North
What are the circles or lines that show elevation called?
Contour lines
What is the place in the polar area that the compass points toward called?
The Magnetic Pole
Name 4 parts of a map often included on a map.
Title, Legend, Compass Rose, and Scale of Miles
What coordinates measure east and west? What is found at 0o longitude that runs through England?
Longitude and The Prime Meridian
In what unit of measurement is magnetic declination measured?
Degrees
What connects points of equal elevation on a topographic map?
Contour lines
What is radar?
A way of sending energy waves from a satellite to a place on Earth
Name the 3 common projection maps.
Cylindrical, Conic, Azimuthal
Why is Meridian, Mississippi named that?
A longitude line runs through the town
What is magnetic declination?
The difference between the true north pole and the magnetic north pole
How do you know a topographic map is showing a steep elevation?
There are lots of lines and they are close together
What is remote sensing?
A way to collect information without being there