The label of a spherical model of Earth's entire surface.
What is a globe?
For the Global Positioning System (GPS) to work, at any given time there must be at least this many satelites running.
What is 3?
Computer mapmakers digitize map data so that they can do this.
What is display the data on a computer screen.
A scale is the feature of a map that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface.
What is True
It is a satellite-based system that can precisely determine latitude and longitude for points on Earth's surface.
What is the Global Positioning System?
A group of mountains closely related in shape, structure, and age is a mountain range.
What is True?
This is a word that is used for an area is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and landforms.
What is a topography?
To locate positions on Earth's surface, scientists use units called
What are degrees?
You travel a total of degrees if you circle the globe completely and return to the spot from where you departed.
What is 360?
On a road map, the map key shows the symbol that represents a highway.
True or False?
What is True?
It is a landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface.
What is a plateau?
Its distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is called this.
What is longitude?
The of the South Pole is 90° south.
What Latitude
It is the vast, flat or gently rolling grassland in the interior of North America.
What are the Great Planes?
The prime meridian circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles.
(True or False)
What False?
This is the difference between the highest and lowest parts of an area.
What is relief?
Its location listed is farthest from the prime meridian?
A 10° N 25° W
B 10° S 25° E
C 25° S 40° E
D 40° N 35° W
What is C 25° S 40° E?
It is a major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain.
What is elevation?
The Rocky Mountains have low relief and high elevation.
(True or false)
What is False.