Earth & Space Vocab Quiz #2

The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area; the variations in elevation of a land surface.

• elevation

• relief

• index contour

• remote sensing

Lines which connect points on a map that are at the same elevation.

• index contour

• contour interval

• remote sensing

• contour lines

A map projection that is made by moving the surface features of the globe onto a cylinder.

• Cylindrical Projection

• Conic Projection

• Azimuthal Projection

• Remote Sensing

A map projection that is made by moving the surface features of the globe onto a plane.

• Cylindrical Projection

• Azimuthal Projection

• Conic Projection

• Remote Sensing

A map that shows the surface features of Earth.

• Designed Map

• World Map

• Topographic Map

• Conic Projection

The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.

• Contour interval

• Contour lines

• Index Contour

• Remote Sensing

The height of an object above the surface of the sea.

• Elevation

• Relief

• Contour Lines

• Remote Sensing

A map projection that is made by moving the surface features of the globe onto a cone.

• Goode's Projection

• Azimuthal Projection

• Conic Projection

• Cylindrical Projection

The process of gathering & analyzing info. about an object without physically being in touch with the object.

• Index Contour

• Contour Lines

• Remote Sensing

• Relief

On a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line & that indicates a change in elevation.

• Contour Lines

• Contour Interval

• Remote Sensing

• Index Contour