Maps + Computers
Map Stuff
Topographic
Landforms
Topographic + Random
100
In terms of maps, GPS stands for ______.
Global Positioning System
100
A _______________________________________ is a sphere model that represents Earth’s entire surface.
Globe
100
A ______ is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth’s surface.
scale
100
landform with flat surface and low relief
plains
100
Plateaus, plains, and mountains are the three main types of ______.
landforms
200
A satellite image is made of thousands of tiny dots call _________________________.
Pixel
200
What is the map feature indicated at point E?
Directional Compass
200
The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called the ____________________________________.
Contour Level
200
A(n) ___________________ is a group of mountains that are closely related in age and structure.
Mountain Range
200
One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ______.
elevation
300
The ____________________ of the North Pole is 90° north.
Latitude
300
What is the map feature indicated at point A?
Equator
300
A ______ is a list of all of a map’s symbols.
key
300
______________ are locations whose exact elevation is known and is noted on a brass or aluminum plate.
Benchmarks
300
A landform that has high elevation, at least one side has a drop-off, and a more or less level surface is a ______.
plateau
400
1/360 of the way around the Earth is a ____________________________________.
Degree
400
The imaginary line called the ____________________________________ runs through Greenwich, England and divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
400
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its ______.
relief
400
A(n) ___________________ is the different groups of mountain ranges in a given region.
Mountain System
400
Contour lines that show a _________________, crater, or sinkhole on a map are represented by dashed lines (hachure marks) on the inside of a contour line.
Depression
500
A ______ is one-half of the sphere that makes up Earth’s surface.
hemisphere
500
In a ______________________________ map projection, all lines of latitude and longitude appear as straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle.
Mercator
500
If one centimeter on a map represents 25,000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is ______.
1 : 25,000
500
A __________________ is a group of mountain ranges and systems.
Mountain Belt
500
These help the map reader determine elevation. Every fifth line is darker and has an elevation printed on it.
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