Mapping Earth

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

Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation

• contour lines
• topography lines
• index lines

The height above sea level of any point on Earth's surface

• contour interval
• elevation
• slope

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest point in an area

• relief
• contour line
• slope

What is the contour interval of this map?

• 100 ft

• 500 ft

• 1000 ft

• 15000 ft

The elevation difference between contours that are next to each other

• contour interval
• contour line
• slope

map that best shows differences in land elevation

• cross section
• topographic map
• political map

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• International Date Line

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

• A
• C
• L
• H