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WorksheetsMapping Earth
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Worksheet time: 24mins
-------------------------------------- are related to what Earth system of coordinates?
Arctic & Antarctic Circles
Longitude & Latitude
Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer
Sonar systems
A flat diagram of the Earth is called a
map
globe
grid
continents
Lines that run east and west. Also called parallels
latitude
longitude
tropic
poles
Lines that run north and south. Also called meridians.
latitude
longitude
Poles
Tropics
The 0 degree latitude line is called the
Prime meridian
equator
North pole
South Pole
The 0 degree longitude line is called the
Prime meridian
equator
North Pole
South Pole
Latitudes and longitudes are measured in
miles
inches
degrees
meters
The Earth is divided into halves called
continents
islands
hemispheres
projections
A person who makes a map is called a
geographer
cartographer
stenographer
archaeologist
Different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps is called
cartography
geography
hemispheres
projections
What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe?
a map distorts properties like distance, area, direction, shape
a map shows little detail
a map indicates actual distances
a map is very large
What type of map?
Azimuthal
Conical
Mercator
Topographic
Which type of projection is most useful for hitting targets.
Mercator
Gnomic
Conic
ice cream cone
The comparison of distance on a map to the actual distance across the Earth is called...
Prime Meridian
Equator
Scale
Title
Maps made with satellites use ____ to collect data/ features
Star gazers
electron emission
proton pumps
Radar
GPS stands for...
Global Positioning System
Geographical Points System
Geographical Information System
Grand Positioning Stand
What 2 pieces of information can GPS give us?
elevation and albedo
latitude and longitude
Equator and Prime Meridian
Aerial Photograph and Population density
Examples of GIS that you use regularly are:
Traffic and satellite overlays
Latitudes and longitudes
Elevation and Equator
Time of day and Latitude
If you follow along a single contour line on a hike, you have never changed your --------.
elevation above sea level
line of longitude
line of latitude
position
This feature is probably a
hole
mountain
hill
area of leveled land
Estimate the Lat/ Long of Detroit, Michigan.
42S/87W
20N/82E
42N/87W
42N/83W
Latitude Lines and Longitude Lines are always ___ each other
perpendicular to - at right angles
parallel to
touching
intersecting
Mountains have ___ elevation and ___ relief.
high, high
low, high
high, low
low, low
A map is useful because
It is portable and can fit in your pocket
It fits on a page in a book
it can be shown on your school issued ipad or projected on a wall
it is a good enough representation for most purposes
all of these answers
The map of a smaller region, such as map of Allegheny County, has ___ distortion than a world map.
less
more
the same
The Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle are all lines that are ___ to the Equator and lines of ___.
parallel, longitude
parallel, latitude
perpendicular, longitude
perpendicular, latitude
While climbing the Earth Ladder you are climbing lines of ___
latitude
longitude
either latitude or longitude
90 degrees north latitude is also known as
the prime meridian
the north pole
The arctic circle
the tropic of cancer
___ is tilted 23.5 degrees from its orbit
Sun
Moon
Earth
Jupiter
In both the Arctic and Antarctic regions, there is at least one day where the sun never sets (and one day where the sun never rises.
true
false
At the North Pole and South Poles the sun rises and sets ___ a year
once
365 times
52 times
12 times
Any angle "West Longitude" is to the ___ of the Prime Meridian
left
right
north
south
A cylindrical - Mercator - projection is best for
Navigation: north-south is perpendicular to east-west
minimal size distortion of the whole world
minimal size distortion of a continent or large country like the USA
A conical projection is best for
Navigation: north-south is perpendicular to east-west
minimal size distortion of the whole world
minimal size distortion of a continent or large country like the USA
The disadvantage of a cylindrical - Mercator - projection is that it (a) the size and shape of objects near the poles
What is the elevation of Point A?
(a)
What is the elevation of point C?
(a)
Walk from point A to point C on this map. Your trip
is all down hill
is all up hill
is down hill then up hill
is up hill then down hill
What is the contour interval on this map?
(a)
Where is the steepest slope?
A
B
C
D
E
Where is the flattest area?
A
B
C
D
E
There is an index contour line every (a) contour lines on a standard topographic map.
Explain the features you see on this map and their locations.
