Mapping Extra Credit

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

180 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the Pacific Ocean

• International Date Line
• Equator
• Time Zone Line
• Prime Meridian

What is the approximate location of letter B?

• 80^oN, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oW
• 80^oS, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oE

Which letter would you find at 15^oS, 60^oW?

• A
• C
• L
• H

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

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

Map that shows detailed shapes of Earth's surface, along with its natural and human made features

• topographical map
• elevation
• contour line

Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation

• contour lines
• topography lines
• index lines

The angular distance measured in degrees North or South of the equator is called ___.

• elevation
• relief
• latitude
• longitude

The difference in elevation between contour lines on a topographic map is called ___.

• contour line
• contour interval
• relief
• scale