Latitude/Longitude
Contour Lines
Scale
Map Features
Red River
100
Distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
100
Contour lines connect points of equal _____.
What is elevation?
100
To show distances, this is used on maps.
What is map scale?
100
Permanent marker that shows exact elevation for that location.
What is a benchmark?
100
Landform shown at point E. (Use the Red River Worksheet Map)
What is a hill or mountain?
200
The maximum degrees latitude.
What is 90 degrees?
200
This is shown by contour lines that are far apart.
What is gently sloping land?
200
A globe is an example of this type of scale.
What is small scale?
200
Problem created when a flat map is made from a spherical Earth.
What is distortion?
200
As you walk from point B to point C, you would be walking uphill/downhill. (Use Red River Worksheet Map)
What is uphill?
300
The maximum degrees of longitude.
What is 180 degrees?
300
This is the difference in elevation between adjacent contour lines.
What is contour interval?
300
On a 1:24,000 scale map, 1 cm equals this many cm on the ground.
What is 24,000?
300
Boundaries (edges) of a topographic map.
What are latitude and longitude?
300
The side of White Peak that is steepest. (Use Red River Worksheet Map and cardinal directions)
What is NW?
400
This line found at 180 degrees latitude causes you to lose a day if you travel across it going to the east.
What is the International Date Line?
400
These are used to show depressions on topographic maps.
What are hachure marks?
400
This type of scale shows does not much detail.
What is small scale?
400
Shows a side view of elevation changes across a map section.
What is a topographic profile?
400
Direction of flow for the Red River. (Use Red River Worksheet Map)
What is NW?
500
Lines of latitude (including the equator) are ____ to each other.
What is parallel?
500
As a contour line crosses a stream, a "v" is formed. The water flows in this direction with regards to the "v".
What is out of the "v"?
500
The Roanoke and Salem topographic maps are examples of this type of map scale.
What is large scale?
500
The angular difference between true north and magnetic north.
What is magnetic declination?
500
Elevation for the school at point F.
What is 118 m?
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