Maps Quiz 1

amount of area covered on a map and level of detail; refers to the relationship between the feature's size on a map to it's actual size on Earth.

• cartography

• map scale

• map projection

• latitude

An arc drawn between North and South Poles: The location of each is identified on the Earth's surface according to a numbering system known as longitude.

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• latitude

• map scale

• meridian

The numbering system that identifies locations of meridians.

• longitude

• latitude

• meridian

• projection

The numbering system that identifies the location of each parallel

• equator

• cartography

• longitude

• latitude

A circle drawn around the globe, parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.

• latitude

• A parallel

• longitude

• map scale

The time at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude). Its the master reference time for all other points on Earth.

• longitude

• latitude

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• Prime Meridian

Zero degrees longitude line that passes through Greenwich England.

• parallel

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• longitude

• prime meridian

Located on 180 degrees longitude for the most part. going east across it, turn clock 24 hours back. Going west across it turn clock 24 hours forward

• International Date Line

• prime meridian

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• longitude

The computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

• geographic information system (GIS)

• International Date Line

• meridian

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from orbiting of satellites or other long distance methods

• geographic information system (GIS)

• map projection

• International Date Line

• remote sensing