Maps and Models Vocab Review

Boundary

• the average height of the ocean's surface, zero elevation
• A border of an area
• explains what symbols mean on a map
• A drawing of an area

Model

• the bottom of a mountain
• A representation of an object or process
• A drawing of an area
• explains what symbols mean on a map

Structure

• Something built by people
• A network of horizontal and vertical lines that form squares
• A representation of an object or process
• A drawing of an area

Map

• A person who makes maps
• A representation of an object or process
• show the shape and elevation of the land on a topographic map
• A drawing of an area

Cartographer

• a vertical distance, or height, above sea level
• explains what symbols mean on a map
• A person who makes maps
• the highest point of a mountain

Grid

• A network of horizontal and vertical lines that form squares
• show the shape and elevation of the land on a topographic map
• a vertical distance, or height, above sea level
• A border of an area

Topographic Map

• shows the relationship between the distance on a map and the distance in real life
• the average height of the ocean's surface, zero elevation
• how much the elevation is increasing by on a topographic map
• uses contour lines to show shape and elevation of the land's surface

Contour Line

• shows the relationship between the distance on a map and the distance in real life
• the bottom of a mountain
• show the shape and elevation of the land on a topographic map
• A representation of an object or process

Contour Interval

• show the shape and elevation of the land on a topographic map
• how much the elevation is increasing by on a topographic map
• show the shape and elevation of the land on a topographic map
• explains what symbols mean on a map

Base

• A border of an area
• a vertical distance, or height, above sea level
• the highest point of a mountain
• the bottom of a mountain