Chapter 3 Review ES

What is the definition of elevation?

• Angular distance east or west from the prime meridian

• Height of land above sea level

• Distance north or south of the equator

• List of map symbols and their meanings

What does latitude measure?

• Distance north or south of the equator

• Angular distance east or west from the prime meridian

• Height of land above sea level

• List of map symbols and their meanings

Which projection is used to plot great-circle routes in air travel?

• Conic projection

• Cylindrical projection

• Azimuthal projection

• Magnetic declination

What is the purpose of a legend on a map?

• To show the height of land above sea level

• To list map symbols and their meanings

• To measure the distance north or south of the equator

• To produce a series of adjoining maps

Each degree of latitude consists of

• 60 angles.

• 60 hours.

• 60 seconds.

• 60 minutes.

What is a compass rose?

• a symbol that indicates the 0° meridian

• a symbol that indicates the cardinal directions

• a symbol that shows the relationship of map distance to real distance

• a symbolic decoration

Any circle running east and west around Earth, running in the same direction as the equator is a

• north-south circle.

• meridian.

• parallel.

• line of longitude.

What is the only line of latitude that is a great circle?

• the prime meridian

• the equator

• 60°N latitude

• the Arctic Circle

On a map, a contour line is

• a line that connects points of equal elevation.

• a line that surrounds a geographic point.

• a line between two points on the equator.

• a line that is the longest distance between two points.

In the Northern Hemisphere, where does a compass needle point?

• to the North Pole

• to the geomagnetic north pole

• to the South Pole

• to the equator