Landforms
Mount St. Helens in Washington state is this type of mountain
Volcanic
Large, relatively flat areas.
Plains
The equator divides Earth into what two equal halves?
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
A distance north or south of the equator, express in degrees
latitude
A type of map that will have the correct shapes of continents, but their areas are distorted.
What are Mercator projection maps?
This is the oldest mountain range in the United States
Appalachian
Relatively flat, raised areas of land
Plateaus
How long does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation?
24 hours
An imaginary line that circles the earth exactly halfway between the North and South Poles
Equator
A map that shows the changes in elevation of Earth's surface
What is a Topographical map?
What are the plains mostly used for
Growing crops
These mountains form when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides
Folded mountains
The Prime Meridian does not circle around Earth like the equator. The line opposite the Prime Meridian is the __________ .
International Date Line.
a distance east or west of the prime meridian, expressed in degrees
longitude
This is a large crack in rock where you'll find movement happening.
What is a "fault"?
Elevation at sea level
What is "zero"?
Formed when Earth's crust was pushed up by forces inside Earth.
If you travel west across the International Date Line would you gain or lose a day?
Gain a day
an imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean where we change calendar days
International Date Line
These explain what the symbols mean on a map.
What is a map legend?
This plateau is located just east of the Rocky Mountains
Colorado Plateau
Jagged mountains formed from huge, tilted blocks of rock.
Fault-block mountains
If it's 3 o'clock in the afternoon in Orlando, Florida, what time is it in Los Angeles, California?
12 noon
An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, passing through Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
The difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines
What is a contour interval?