6th grade Chapter 2-Mapping Earth's Surface

Question 1

What landform is completely surrounded by water?

Accepted Answer

Island

Question 2

A 1000 ft elevation needs how many contour lines for a 200 ft interval?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 3

one major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ______

Accepted Answer

elevation

Question 4

If one centimeter on a map represents 25,000 centimeter on the ground, the scale is _______.

Accepted Answer

1: 25, 000

Question 5

An area's topography is determined by the area's elevation, relief, and ______.

Accepted Answer

landforms

Question 6

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its _____

Accepted Answer

relief

Question 7

Land Forms are described by:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 8

Explain how mountains (MT), mountain ranges, mountain systems, and mountain belts are related.

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE are needed to answer the question.

Question 9

What is the name of the imaginary line at 00 that runs horizontally around the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 10

What is a plateau?

Accepted Answer

a flat area of land raised higher than surrounding land

Question 11

What do you need in order to create a topographic profile?

Accepted Answer

Both A and B

Question 12

Contour lines:

Accepted Answer

both A and B

Question 13

A landform that has a high elevation and a more or less level surface is a _____.

Accepted Answer

plateau

Question 14

Describe 3 ways computers have changed mapmaking in recent years. - Essay

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE! Pick three to expand on.

Question 15

The _________ of the North Pole is 900 north

Accepted Answer

latitude

Question 16

What is a peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A body of land surrounded by water on three sides

Question 17

What is a waterfall?

Accepted Answer

Fast moving water that falls over a vertical top

Question 18

______ is a method of finding longitude, latitude, and elevation using satellites.

Accepted Answer

GPS

Question 19

What is the name of the hemisphere found north of the equator?

Accepted Answer

Northern hemisphere

Question 20

A _____ is a feature that relates a distance on the map to a distance on Earth's surface

Accepted Answer

scale

Question 21

What is a topographic map?

Accepted Answer

A map that shows elevation on an area

Question 22

The imaginary line called the _______ runs through Greenwich, England and divides the Earth

Accepted Answer

Prime Meridian

Question 23

A ______ is a list of all of the map's symbols.

Accepted Answer

key

Question 24

Plateaus, plains, and mountains are the three main types of _______.

Accepted Answer

landforms

Question 25

What is a coastline?

Accepted Answer

An area where land meets ocean

Question 26

In terms of maps, GPS stands for _____.

Accepted Answer

Global Positioning System

Question 27

What is a topographic profile?

Accepted Answer

A side view of the landscape

Question 28

A _____ is a sphere model that represents the Earth's entire surface.

Accepted Answer

globe

Question 29

A map is an example of a _______ used by geologists.

Accepted Answer

model

Question 30

A ______ is one half of the sphere that makes up the Earth's surface

Accepted Answer

hemisphere

Question 31

Explain why you might want to use a topographic map if you were planning a hiking trip.

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 32

The change in elevation from one contour line to the next is called the ___________.

Accepted Answer

contour intervals

Question 33

At what longitude do you find the Prime Meridian?

Accepted Answer

00

Question 34

In a _________ map projection, longitude and latitude lines appear as straight, parallel lines.

Accepted Answer

Mercator

Question 35

A satellite image is made of thousands of tiny dots called _________ just like a picture.

Accepted Answer

pixels

Question 36

1/360 of the way around the Earth is a _______.

Accepted Answer

degree

6th grade Chapter 2-Mapping Earth's Surface

Questions 36

6th grade Chapter 2-Mapping Earth's Surface

Questions 36