Landforms
Large, flat landforms.
What are plains?
Imaginary line that circles Earth exactly halfway between the north and south poles.
What is the equator?
What is a map legend?
Projection useful for producing maps of small areas.
What is conic projection?
Flat, raised areas of land.
What are plateaus?
Imaginary line that represents 0 degrees longitude.
What is prime meridian?
The relationship between the distances on the map and actual distances on Earth.
What is a map scale?
Map projection showing fairly accurate shapes and land areas of continents.
What is Robinson Projection?
Referred to lowlands because it is lower in elevation.
What is a Coastal Plain?
The distance in degrees either north or south of the equator.
What is latitude?
Line on a map that connects points of equal elevation.
What are contour lines?
Map projection that shows correct shapes of continents but distorts their areas.
What is Mercator Projection?
Landforms formed when horizontal rock layers are squeezed together and buckle.
What are folded mountains?
Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude?
The difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines.
What is contour interval?
Shows the changes in elevation of Earth's surface.
What is Topographic Map?
Landforms formed by forces pushing up Earth's crust.
The transition line for calendar days.
What is the International Date Line?
A way of collecting information about Earth from a distance.
What is remote sensing?
The Global Positioning System sends this to give users their precise location.
What are sound waves?