Latitude & Longitude
Projections
Topographic Maps
Maps and Features
Technology in Mapping
100

Imaginary lines that determine how far north or south a location is from the center of Earth

What is latitude [lines]?

100

A map projection made by projecting points and lines from a globe into a cone

What is a conic projection? [can accept just conic]

100

The height of a location above sea level

What is elevation?

100

A map used to determine changes in height above sea level

What is a topographic map?

100

A type of technology in mapping in which 3 or 4 satellites simultaneously send signals to determine a precise location

What is GPS?

200
An imaginary line across the center of the Earth located at 0 degrees latitude

What is the equator?

200

A map projection composed of parallel lines of both latitude and longitude

What is a Mercator projection? [can accept just Mercator]

200

Lines on a topographic map that show areas of equal height

What are contour lines?

200

[Daily Double] A series of symbols on the side of a map representing different features

What is a [map] legend? [cannot accept key]

200

A type of technology in mapping in which satellites use heat from the Earth and wavelength frequencies to create an image of Earth's surface

What is landsat?

300
An imaginary line that runs from pole to pole located at 0 degrees longitude

What is the Prime Meridian?

300

A map projection that accurately shows the correct shapes of land masses, but becomes more distorted near the poles

What is a Mercator projection? [can accept just Mercator]

300

A line on a topographic map that has been labeled with a number

What is an index contour?

300

The most common type of map scale

What is a graphic [map scale]?

300

A type of technology in mapping in which satellites send high-frequency signals to the ocean floor in order to create very precise maps of the seafloor

What is TOPEX/Poseidon? [can accept either response]

400

An imaginary line of longitude located at the maximum of 180 degrees east/west

What is the International Date Line?

400

A map projection made by projecting points and lines onto a single point

What is a gnomonic projection? [can accept just gnomonic]

400

[Daily Double] The numerical difference between two consecutive lines on a topographic map

What is a contour interval?

400

A map that shows how types of rocks are distributed and arranged below the surface

What is a geologic map?

400

A type of technology in mapping in which ships use sound waves (like sonar) to create a map of the ocean floor

What is sea beam?

500

The amount of kilometers on Earth's surface that are equal to 1 degree of latitude

What is 111?

500

A map projection that correctly shows the straightest route from one point to another

What is a gnomonic projection? [can accept just gnomonic]

500

Small hash marks on a topographic map that indicate a decrease in height between two lines, typically because of the presence of a crater.

What are hachures?

500

The type of map scale that represents distance as a ratio

What is a fractional [map scale]?

500

A type of technology in mapping in which multiple maps are combined to form a single, layered map

What is GIS? [can accept Geographic Information System]