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Map Features
Map Projection
Topographic Maps
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
100
The needle of a magnetic compass points towards this.
What is magnetic north pole.
100
This map projection transfers the contents of a globe onto a cone.
What is conic projection
100
These are used to show the shape and size of landforms on a topographic map.
What is contour lines
100
This part on the map gives you information about the subject of the map.
What is title
100
This is the height of an object above sea level.
What is elevation
200
This is another name for the geographic North Pole.
What is True North
200
This map projection transfers the contents of a globe onto a cylinder of paper
What is Mercator projection
200
Widely spaced contour lines indicate this type of slope.
What is gentle slope
200
This imaginary line completely circles the globe.
What is equator.
200
This imaginary line goes from the North Pole through Greenwich, England.
What is prime meridian,
300
The relationship between the distance on a map and the actual distance on the Earth is called ___________.
What is scale
300
This type of map projection is made by transferring contents from a globe onto a plane.
What is azimuthal projection.
300
This shows the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next contour line.
What is contour interval
300
True/False - A globe is more detailed than a map
What is false
300
This is a fixed place on the Earth's surface from which direction and location can be distorted
What is reference point
400
This is the distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
What is longitude
400
These are the3 most common geometric shapes use in map projections
What is cylinder, cone, plane
400
Topographic maps show natural and man made features and _____________.
What is elevation?
400
North, south, east, and west are also known as ________.
What is cardinal directions
500
These are the 3 different kinds of scales that have a a written unit of measure.
What is representative fraction, graphic, verbal
500
This type of map projection distorts the size of areas near the poles.
What is Mercator projection
500
What is the contour interval for a topographic map with lines that are labeled 1600m, 1500m, 1400m, and 1300m.
What is 100m
500
This is a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and is labeled by elevation.
What is index contour