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Maps I
Maps II
Maps III
Mountain Building
Erosion
100
a cartographer
What is a map maker called?
100
a topographic map
What is the map called that uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land's surface?
100
profile
What is the side view of a mountain called?
100
dome mt.
What is the mountain type where rock layers are forced up to make a great blister-like surface?
100
sediments
What are the earth materials called that are laid down by erosion?
200
a model
What is the smaller version of a larger thing called?
200
the base
What is lowest point of a mountain called?
200
sea level
What is altitude measured from?
200
volcanic mt.
What is the mountain type built up of lava, ash and cinders called?
200
deposition
What is the term for the laying down of those eroded earth materials?
300
a key or legend
What is explanation of symbols used on a map called?
300
elevation
What is another name for altitude?
300
contour interval
What is the distance between any two contour lines called?
300
Fault-block mt.
What is mountain type that is a result of breaks in the earth's crust called?
300
evaporation, condensation and precipitation
What are the three main elements of the water cycle?
400
a boundary
What is the limit or border of an area called?
400
the peak
What is highest point of a mountain called?
400
the contour lines are close together
What is the way a map shows that a slope is steep?
400
Fold mt.
What is mountain type where rock layers are squeezed and bent by great pressure called.
400
water, wind, and ice
What are the three causes of erosion?
500
aerial view or bird's eye view
What is the view of earth looking down from above called?
500
slope
What is the steepness or slant of a mountain called?
500
the scale
What is part of a map called that shows distance?
500
orogenesis
What is the technical name for mountain building?
500
meander
What is a stream said to do as it winds its way downstream?