Ch 1-1
What “sphere” contains all of Earth’s water and ice?
hydrosphere
What is a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface called?
plateau
Explain lines of latitude.
are lines that run north and south of the equator
Use your Lat/Long map from your study guide:
What city is located at 61N, 25E?
Helsinki, Finland
Use the topographic map in your study guide:
What is the elevation of location F?
240'
What is the lithosphere made up of?
Earth’s rocky outer layer
What term describes the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area?
relief
Explain lines of longitude.
run from the north pole to south pole, run east and west of the prime meridian
Use your Lat/Long map from your study guide:
What city is located at 56N, 4W?
Glasgow, Scotland
Use the topographic map in your study guide:
What is the elevation of location E?
260'
What is one major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain?
elevation varies on an interior plan
What is elevation?
height above sea level
Where is the equator located?
0 degrees latitude
Use your Lat/Long map from your study guide:
What are the latitude and longitude of Wenns, Austria?
47-48N, 16-17E
Use the topographic map in your study guide:
What do closely-spaced contour lines indicate?
steep gradient, possible cliff
Explain a coastal plain’s elevation AND relief.
elevation is low, relief is low
Which landform has high elevation and high relief?
mountain
What does the equator separate?
northern and southern hemispheres
Use your Lat/Long map from your study guide:
What are the latitude and longitude of Madrid, Spain?
41N, 3-4W
Use the topographic map in your study guide:
What do contour lines spread far apart indicate?
a gradual slope/gradient
What do elevation, relief, and landforms determine?
an area’s topography
What’s the atmosphere mostly made of?
Earth’s gasses
What does the prime meridian separate? Where is it located?
eastern and western hemispheres, o degrees longitude
Use your Lat/Long map from your study guide:
In what two hemispheres would you find Dublin, Ireland?
Northern, Western
Use the topographic map in your study guide:
A contour line that forms a closed loop with dashes inside it indicates what?
a depression