Final Exam Review: Fall (24/25) Honors

Front

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth’s surface, lines parallel to the Equator and go in the direction of east and west are called?

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latitudinal lines.

Front

The three major ways the round Earth is presented on a flat map include ________ projections.

Back

planar, conic, and cylindrical

Front

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

Back

an absolute location.

Front

The shortest path between two places on a globe

Back

Great Circle Route

Front

What is map scale used for?

Back

distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth

Front

What is the name given to people who make maps?

Back

Cartographers

Front

What are the 5 parts of a map? Options: a.) Planar, Circle, Cylinder Conic, b.) Key, Grid, Scale, Title, Compass, c.) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, d.) Key, Grid, Latitude, Longitude, Title

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Key, Grid, Scale, Title, Compass

Front

all water areas of Earth_______

Back

hydrosphere

Front

creates many of Earth’s physical features through continental drift and magma flow_____

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plate tectonics

Front

the part of Earth where life exists________

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biosphere