Earth's System
Maps and Globes
Map Projections
Topographic Maps
Mystery Mix
100
An organized group of parts that work together to form a whole
What is a system?
100
Relates distances on a map to actual distances on Earth's surface
What is a map scale?
100
Way of representing Earth's curved surface on a flat map
What is a projection?
100
Geographic term which refers to the shape or features of land
What is topography?
100
Contour lines that indicate the tops of land features (mountains & hills)and depressions (sunken areas in the ground (valleys) on a topographical map
What is a closed circle?
200
Mixture of gases and particles that surround and protect the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
200
Three main types of land features shown on a relief map
What are mountains, plateaus, and plains?
200
relates distances on a map to actual distances on Earth’s surface
What is map scale?
200
Wiggly lines on a topographic map which indicate relief, slope, and elevation
What are contour lines?
200
Mostly level land near mountain range
What is a plateau?
300
All water on Earth in oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, and underground water
What is the hydrosphere?
300
Imaginary line on a map grid which shows distance north or south from the equator
What is latitude?
300
This projection shows true sizes and shapes of most land masses; has curved latitude lines and is the best representation of the USA.
What is a conic projection?
300
Three features of land shown on a topographic map
What are elevation, slope, and relief?
300
Difference between high and low elevation on a landform
What is relief?
400
All life on Earth found in air, on land, and in water
What is the biosphere?
400
First/starting line of longitude; it passes through Greenwich, England
What is the prime meridian?
400
A chart explaining the meaning of symbols used on a map
What is a key or map legend?
400
The difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
What is the contour interval?
400
**********************DAILY DOUBLE Layer of Earth
What are crust, mantle, inner core, and outer core?
500
Features on Earth's surface and below the surface
What is the geosphere?
500
First/starting line for latitude
What is the equator?
500
**********************DAILY DOUBLE This is the most accurate way to show Earth’s surface
What is a globe?
500
Darker lines marked with a number which indicates elevation
What are index lines?
500
Network of satellites used to find latitude, longitude, and elevation of any site
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
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