Earth Science Mapping

"Starting point" for latitude; halfway between the North and South poles

• equinox
• equine
• equator
• equality

Distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• latitude
• longitude

"Starting point" for longitude; passes through Greenwich, England

• Prime Tangent
• Prime Meridian
• Prime Line
• Prime Rib

Greatest/largest possible measure of longitude

• 50 degrees east or west
• 90 degrees east or west
• 100 degrees east or west
• 180 degrees east or west

The difference in elevation from one contour line to the next

• Contour interval
• Contour spacing
• Contour distance
• Contour grading

Height above sea level

• Elevation
• Relief
• Vertical leap
• Atmosphere

A topographic feature formed by the processes that shape Earth's surface

• Structure
• landform
• Biosphere
• Biome

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground

• map legend
• longitude
• map view
• map scale

The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

• latitude
• longitude
• prime meridian
• equator

The area on Earth's surface between two meridians where people use the same time

• prime meridian
• International Date Line
• time zone