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Topography
Earth's Four Spheres
Maps and Globes
Topographic Maps
Reading Topographic Maps
100
A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.
What is a plateau.
100
This sphere is made up of continents and smaller land masses.
What is the lithosphere.
100
A model on a flat surface of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above.
What is a map.
100
The agency that makes topographic maps. FULL NAME
What is the United States Geological Survey.
100
A line that connects point of equal elevation.
What is a contour line.
200
A landforms made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief.
What is a plain.
200
Earth's rivers, oceans and lakes.
What is the hydrosphere.
200
Correctly shows the the relative size and shapes of landmasses and bodies of water.
What is a globe.
200
What GPS stands for.
What is Global Positioning System.
200
A contour line that forms a closed loop with no other contour lines inside it indicates this.
What is a hilltop.
300
A group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age.
What is a mountain range.
300
The outermost sphere.
What is atmosphere.
300
Halfway between the North and South poles.
What is the equator.
300
Usually every fifth contour line and is darker.
What is the index contour.
300
A close loop with dashed inside.
What is a depression.
400
A large area of land with where the topography is similar.
What is a landform region.
400
The sphere that extends to all other spheres.
What is biosphere.
400
The distance in degress east or west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude.
400
Topographic maps provide highly accurate information in these three areas.
What are elevation, relief and slope of the ground surface.
400
To find the elevation of a feature, begin at the this heavier line than regular contour lines.
What is the index contour.
500
The topography an area is determined by these three things.
What is an area's elevation, relief, and landforms.
500

This sphere extends under the ocean floor.

What is the lithosphere.

500

The difference between a key and a compass rose.

What is a list of all of the symbols used in a map and a 4-way directional symbol showing the 4 compass directions.

500

What does GPS report to a user besides location?

The correct time is reported?

500
V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill.
What is a valley.