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WorksheetsMapping Earth's Surface
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 24mins
A map is an example of _________ used by geologists.
hypothesis
model
manipulated variable
scientific variable
The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its _______.
topography
plateau
relief
landform
An area's topography is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and _____.
scale
landforms
lattitude
longitude
A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a _____.
lowland
mountain system
coastal plain
plateau
One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ____.
elevation
slope
relief
flatness
A ______ is a list of all of a map's symbols.
globe
scale
key
contour interval
Plateaus, plains, and mountains are the three main types of _____.
projection
elevation
relief
landforms
If one centimetere on a map represents 25, 000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is _______.
1 centimeter= 2.5 kilometeres
1: 250,000
1: 2,500,000
1: 25,000
A _____ is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface.
scale
symbol
degree
prime meridian
How many contour lines would you need to show a change in elevation of 1,000 feet on a map with a contour interval of 200 feet?
5
10
15
20
A ____ is one half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface.
globe
hemisphere
scale
projection
In terms of maps, GPS stands for _______.
Geographical Pinning Station
Giant Precious Satellites
Global Positioning System
Geology Professional System
A satelite image is made of thousands of tiny dots called ________________.
pixels
grids
symbols
contour intervals
The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called the _______________.
relief
contour lines
contour intervals
slope
1/360 of the way around the Earth is a ____________.
fraction
minute
degree
longitude line
A ________________ is a sphere model that represents Earth's entire surface.
map
globe
atlas
GPS
In a ____________map projection, all lines of latitude and longitude appear as straight, parallel lines that form a rectangle
mercator
equal-area
conic
atlas
In a _______ projection map, the shapes around the edges of the maps are destorted.
mercator
equal-area
conic
atlas
In a _______ projection map, longitude lines are straight and latitude lines are curved.
mercator
equal-area
conic
atlas
The line that seperates Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
latitude
Prime Meridian
longitude
equator
The line that seperates Northern and Southern Hemispheres
latitude
Prime Meridian
longitude
Equator
The ______________ is a method of finding longitude, latitude and elevation using a system of satellites.
GPS
topographic maps
contour lines
contour intervals
What is the name of this landform?
plateau
mountain
plain
valley
What is the name of this landform?
plateau
plain
mountain
valley
What is the name of this landform?
plateau
plain
mountain
valley
Lines of latitude measure
North and West
South and East
East and West
North and South
Lines of longitude measure
north and west
south and east
east and west
north and south
