Chapter 1: Reading Maps Review

Match the vocabulary terms with the proper defintion

• contact

• a line drawn on a topographic map to join points of equal elevation

• map legend

• a way of drawing a map so it seems as if you are looking down at eh area from directly above

• map view

• a place where two rock formations occur next to each other

• contour line

• a section of a map that lists and defines all the symbols used on the map

• profile view

• the name of the perspective use to draw a map that shows a cross section of an area

a three-dimensional body of a certain type of rock of a given age

• geologic map

• geologic formation

• rock

• geodude

Match the following vocabulary terms with its proper definition

• a pokemon

• distance in degrees away from the prime meridian

• topographic map

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• geologic maps

• distance from the equator measured in degrees

• longitude

• a map used to show the shape of Earth's surface

• latitude

• maps that represent the geology of an area

What is the latitude for San Diego?

• 32ºN

• 117ºW

• 32ºS

• 32ºW

What is the longitude for San Francisco?

• 122ºW

• 117ºW

• 37ºN

• 32ºW

Is San Francisco or San Diego closer to the equator? How can you tell?

• San Francisco is closer because the latitude is a smaller number, indicating it's closer to the equator, which is 0.

• San Diego is closer because the longitude is a smaller number, indicating it's closer to the equator, which is 0.

• San Diego is closer because the latitude is a smaller number, indicating it's closer to the equator, which is 0.

• San Fransisco is closer because the latitude is a bigger number, indicating it's closer to the equator, which is 0.

Which city is closest to the equator?

• Brisbane

• London

• Quito

• San Diego

• San Francisco

Which city is closest to the prime meridian?

• Brisbane

• London

• Quito

• San Diego

• San Francisco