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On the Map
Earth's Parts
Terms
Projections
On the Map 2
100
Identify part B on the map.
What is a scale?
100
the solid part of Earth
What is the lithosphere?
100
A person who studies or works on only one part of a subject
What is meteorologist?
100
A map that uses color to show elevation
What is a relief map?
100
If two contour lines are far apart, the land has a ________ slope
What is a gentle slope?
200
Identify part A on the map
What is a compass rose?
200
the envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
What is the atmosphere?
200
The branch of Earth science that concerns conditions in the atmosphere
What is meteorology?
200
A map projection made by wrapping a piece of paper into a tube around a globe
What is a Mercator projection?
200
On most maps, the color blue is used to show this
What is water?
300
Give the map a title.
place the title
300
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are part of this
What is the hydrosphere?
300
The number of degrees by which a place is east or west of the prime meridian
What is longitude?
300
The map projection with the least amount of distortion near the poles
What is polar projection?
300
On most maps, south is at ________
What is the bottom?
400
Identify part C on the map.
What are contour lines?
400
Earth's outer layer
What is the crust?
400
The line that is at 0 degrees latitude
What is the equator?
400
a spherical model of Earth
What is a globe?
400
Elevation of surface features is shown on a topographic map with _________
What is contour lines?
500
A map with contour lines to show elevation.
What is a topographic map?
500
The layer of Earth that is made up mostly of rock that can flow like liquid
What is the mantle?
500
BONUS QUESTION!
How do Earth's crust and mantle differ?
500
the best class ever
What is Earth Science?
500
BONUS QUESTION!
Why do the North and South Poles have a latitude measurement but not a longitude measurement?