Chapter 7 Mapping Earth

What is the relationship between map distance and actual distance?

• location latitude

• location longitude

• map legend

• map scale

Which is a feature of GIS?

• different map layers of the same location

• navigational satellites

• rock types and locations

• surface geology of a particular area

Which map mainly shows boundaries between states and counties?

• physical

• political

• relief

• road

What do contour lines on a topographic map connect?

• areas with similar climates

• highest and lowest points

• points of equal elevation

• regions under the same rule

If Earth science students want to find a sandstone rock layer beneath the surface layer on which they stand, which map should they study?

• geologic

• physical

• relief

• road

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which group of terms describes lines on a map

• latitude, meridians, international date line

• parallels, profiles, time zones

• legends, meridians, international date line

• longitude, latitude, legends

A diagram that represents a slice of Earth is called

• a cross section

• topography

• relief

• an elevation

What information on a topographic map would be helpful if you were making a geologic cross section?

• formations

• streams

• mountaintops

• cliffs

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

what is the minimum number of satellites needed to find your exact location using GPS?

• 1

• 3

• 12

• 24

Change in elevation is called

• relief

• contour lines

• slope

• contour intervals