BJU Earth Science Chapter 3

what type of lines on a map connect points of equal elevation?

a degree of latitude is about the same length anywhere along what?

What is a geographic map?

Which is a map that displays certain kinds of related information to produce a unified theme?

A map of the US that is shaded to show the range of the gray wolf and and the red wolf would be

sonar is used in mapping the______ floor.

what theory says God used the big bang theory to create the earth and created life since then

What are cardinal directions?

What is a political map?

What does the international date line represent?

Where are you standing at 0 degrees latitude?

What is a person called who makes maps?

What is the highest possible number for longitude reading?

You're in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail through mountains, you should use

The arrow on the map points to which direction?

Which part of the map is often expressed as the ratio of two numbers?

when a map projection's point touches somewhere between the equator and a pole.

a map with its point of contact in the center of North America would be an ______ projection.

What is the boxed area on a map where all of the symbols and colors used on the map are defined

a map that shows elevation and landform information usually indicated by contour lines

What indicated to many educated people that the earth was actually a sphere?

What type of map most accurately show the true shape of the continets?

What measure of latitude or longitude is 60 nautical mile on the earth's surface at the equator

Maps of the polar region often use __________ projection?

What does the international date line pass through?