Mapping

Parts of a Map

100

Shows distances on a map

Map scale

200

Shows symbols and what they mean

Legend/Key

300

1:24000 means this

One of any unit on map is 24000 of that same unit on land.

400

Provides coordinates of plotting locations on a map

Latitude & Longitude

500

Since the Earth is a sphere, this is always the best representation of the Earth.

Globe

All flat maps show distortion.

Latitude/Longitude

100

Lines running east to west that measure angular distance N or S of the equator.

Latitude 

200

Lines running from pole to pole; measures angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

Longitude

300

180 degrees longitude

International Date Line

400

0 degrees latitude

Equator

500

0 degrees longitude

Prime Meridian

Topographic Maps

100

Change in elevation from one contour line to the next

Contour Interval

200

Landform shown by hachure marks

Depression/crater/hole

300

Close contour lines mean this

Steep slope

400

The Rule of V's says that contour lines for a V when crossing a stream, and the V points ______.

Upstream/uphill

500

The numbers on contour lines show ____.

Elevation

More Practice

100

The highest latitude reading which would be at the N or S pole

90 degrees N or S

200

The highest longitude reading

180 degrees 

300

Another name for a line of latitude

parallel

400

Another name for a line of longitude

meridian

500

How many time zones are there on the Earth?

24

Types of Maps

100

Type of map that projects lines and points from a globe onto a cone.

What is a conic projection map

200

A map that has parallel lines of latitude and longitude.

What is a Mercator projection map.

300

Detailed maps showing the hills and valleys of an area.

What is a topographic map

400

A map made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point.

What is a gnomonic projection map.

500

Flat models of a three-dimensional object such as Earth.

What is a map.