Map Vocab
Map Types
Thing on a Map
Map Technology
Miscellaneous
100
a key that lists all the symbols used on a map.
What is a map legend
100
a map showing the detailed shapes of Earth’s surface, along with its natural and human-made features.
What is a topographic map.
100
the height above sea level of any point on Earth’s surface.
What is elevation.
100
is a group of satellites used for navigation.
What is GPS.
100
operating or occurring overhead
What is aerial.
200
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
What is latitude.
200
a map that shows the surface geology of an area.
What is a geologic map.
200
the line of longitude 180° east or west of the prime meridian.
What is the International Date Line.
200
are computerized information systems used to store and analyze map data.
What is GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
200
The amount of GPS satellites that orbit earth.
What is 24.
300
a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation.
What is a contour line.
300
use lines, shading, and color to indicate features such as mountains, lakes, and streams.
What is a physical map.
300
the elevation difference between contour lines that are next to each other on a map.
What are contour intervals.
300
launched in 1999, completes a scan of Earth’s entire surface every 16 days.
What is Landsat 7.
300
The meaning of the Latin word, longitude.
What is length.
400
profile view that shows a vertical slice through rocks below the surface.
What is a cross section.
400
show the boundaries between countries, states, counties, or townships.
What are political maps.
400
the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground.
What is a map scale.
400
A device that uses sonar to map the bottom of the ocean.
What is Seabeam.
400
first in rank.
What is prime.
500
the process of collecting information about an area
What is remote sensing.
500
use shading and shadows to identify mountains and flat areas.
What are relief maps.
500
the area on Earth’s surface between two meridians where people use the same time.
What is a time zone.
500
have been used to determine ocean topography, circulation, sea level, tides, and now climate change.
What is Topex or Jason1.
500
Wrapping a cone around the globe makes what projection.
What is a conical projection.
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