Mapping Basics
The study of Earth's places, features, and how people interact with them.
What is Geography
True or false Latitude and Parallel both have 9 letters
What is true?
This meridian word is longer than the other meridian.
What is Prime Meridian?
A round place that we all live on
What is the world?
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Fault
When a crack forms in the Earth’s crust, sometimes causing earthquakes.
What is a Fault?
Higher latitudes mean less direct sunlight and generally colder climates.
What is latitude?
This line is at 0° longitude and passes through Greenwich in England.
What is Prime Meridian?
A physical object that you can hold or view to see the whole world.
What is a map?
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What is Migrate?
This describes how big an earthquake is.
What is Magnitude?
This tells how far north or south a place is from the Equator.
What is Latitude?
The longitude line directly opposite the Prime Meridian (180°) where the date changes.
What is the international date line?
If animals move from one region to another, they do this.
What is Migrate?
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Distort
Wind, water, or ice breaking down rocks over time
What is Weathering?
These Lines will never touch
What is Parallel?
The angle between this and the Prime Meridian helps locate a place on Earth.
What is Longitude?
When a map makes places look stretched or bent compared to real life
What is a distort?
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Parallel
When soil, rocks, or sediments are moved from one place to another by wind or water.
What is Erosion?
The imaginary line at 0° latitude dividing Earth into northern and southern halves.
What is the Equator?
These lines cross the Equator at right angles and measure east–west angle from the Prime Meridian.
What are Meridians?
A person who draws or makes maps.
Who is a Cartographer?
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What is erosion