Earth Science Mapping Exam Review

Distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• latitude
• longitude

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

Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation

• contour lines
• topography lines
• index lines

Greatest/largest possible measure of latitude

• 50 degrees north or south
• 90 degrees north or south
• 100 degrees north or south
• 180 degrees north or south

Feature used to compare distance on a map or globe to the actual distance on Earth's surface

• Key
• legend
• scale
• identity

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• International Date Line

Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________

• gentle/gradual
• a forest
• steep
• a swamp