Chapter One: Maps

Latitude and longitude are measured in _______.

• inches

• minutes

• feet

• degrees

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?

• prime meridian

• time zones

• equator

• north pole

What is the reason that latitude lines NEVER overlap or intersect?

• they converge at the poles

• they run parallel

• they run perpindicular

• they are uneven

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

• Prime Meridian

• time zones

• equator

• south poles

To locate exact places on earth, you must look at __________.

• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

• a neighboring area to describe the location

• the lines of latitude only

• the lines of longitude only

___________ describes the distance between high and low places on a map.

• Sea level

• relief

• peak

• topography

A _______ is a map that shows the surface features of an area and shows elevation by using contour lines.

• geologic map

• road map

• political map

• topographic map

Because a(n) _________ is a sphere, Earth's landforms are represented accurately.

• map

• globe

• chart

• graph

Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation are called _________.

• index lines

• topography lines

• contour lines

• box lines

The difference in elevation from one contour line to another is called _______.

• contour interval

• contour distance

• contour spacing

• contour grading