Mapping the Earth's Surface
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- Q1A map is an example of a ______ used by geologists.hypothesisscientific theorymodelmanipulated variable30s
- Q2The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its ______.plateaurelieftopographylandform30s
- Q3An area’s topography is determined by the area’s elevation, relief, and ______.scalelandformslatitudelongitude30s
- Q4A landform that has high elevation and a more or less level surface is a ______.plateaulowloadcoastal plainmountain system30s
- Q5One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ______.elevationreliefslopeflatness30s
- Q6A ______ is a list of all of a map’s symbolsglobescalecontour intervalkey30s
- Q7Plateaus, plains, and mountains are the three main types of ______.elevationsprojectionslandformsrelief30s
- Q8If one centimeter on a map represents 25,000 centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map is ______.1 : 2,500,0001 : 25,0001 cm : 2.5 km1 : 250,00030s
- Q9A ______ is a map feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth’s surfacesymbolprime meridianscaledegree30s
- Q10How 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?152010530s
- Q11A ______ is one half of the sphere that makes up Earth’s surface.globehemisphereprojectionscale30s
- Q12In terms of maps, GPS stands for ______.Geographical Pinning StationGeology Professional SystemGlobal Positioning SystemGiant Precious Satellites30s
- Q13A satellite image is made of thousands of tiny dots calledpaxelspixelsmegabitesgigabites30s
- Q14The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called thecontour intervalelevationsloperelief30s
- Q15The _____ of the North Pole is 90 degrees northrelieflatitudelongitudeslope30s