Ch3 Models of the Earth Practice

The distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• longitude
• prime meridian
• latitude
• international date line

Another name for lines of longitude is _______________.

• parallels
• meridians
• relief
• contour lines

V-shaped contour lines show a

• mountain top
• stream valley
• depression
• steep slope

The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is known as the ________________.

• Relief
• contour interval
• Index Contour
• Steep Slope

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

• topographical map
• elevation
• contour line
• geologic map

Map that shows the surface geology of a mapped area

• political map
• geologic map
• topographical map
• conical projection

The elevation difference between contours that are next to each other

• contour interval
• contour line
• slope
• scale

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

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

A list of symbols and their meanings is a _______________.

• scale
• compass
• legend
• magnetic declination

Another name for lines of latitude are ___________.

• parallels
• meridians
• contour lines
• intervals