ES-Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz

globe

• a measure of how steep land is; also called gradient

• a representational drawing of a location

• the distance between a high and low place on a map

• east-west lines that are north-south of the equator

• a map of earth the models its shape, and the locations and relative sizes of ocean and continents

relief

• a measure of how steep land is; also called gradient

• a representational drawing of a location

• the distance between a high and low place on a map

• east-west lines that are north-south of the equator

• a map of earth the models its shape, and the locations and relative sizes of ocean and continents

map

• a measure of how steep land is; also called gradient

• a representational drawing of a location

• the distance between a high and low place on a map

• east-west lines that are north-south of the equator

• a map of earth the models its shape, and the locations and relative sizes of ocean and continents

slope

• a measure of how steep land is; also called gradient

• a representational drawing of a location

• the distance between a high and low place on a map

• east-west lines that are north-south of the equator

• a map of earth the models its shape, and the locations and relative sizes of ocean and continents

latitude

• a measure of how steep land is; also called gradient

• a representational drawing of a location

• the distance between a high and low place on a map

• east-west lines that are north-south of the equator

• a map of earth the models its shape, and the locations and relative sizes of ocean and continents

curved lines on a map that indicate all the points where the elevation or depth is the same

• sea level

• Bathymetric map

• prime meridian

• contour lines

an imaginary line around earth's middle; lies between the north and south poles.

• international date line

• prime meridian

• elevation

• equator

a special area on a map that lists and explains the symbols that are used

• elevation

• legend

• equator

• globe

an imaginary line through Greenwich, England and perpendicular to the Equator; 0 degrees longitude

• equator

• bathymetric map

• prime meridian

• international date line

the height of an object measured from a reference level such as sea level

• legend

• elevation

• equator

• sea level