Earth Science: Models of the Earth Ch. 3

A southern city in the US has a latitude 33°51’53’. The symbol 53" represents:

A circle formed by two meridians directly across from each other on opposite sides of a globe

Closely spaced contour lines indicate a

The needle of a magnetic compass points toward the 

The earth's axis of rotation intersects the earth's surface at the geographic poles.

Each degree of latitude is equal to 60 seconds of latitude.

In the northern hemisphere, a declination of 10° E indicates the compass points 10° east of the

The shortest distance between any two points on the globe is along

The angle between the geographic north pole and the direction in which a compass points is

On a topo map, contour lines that are printed bolder and have elevations labeled are called

A navigator can find the shortest distance by drawing a line between any two points on a 

A point halfway between the equator and the south pole has a latitude of

If 1m on a map equals 1km on the earth, the fractional scale would be written

The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is

Landsat satellites are used by cartographers.

The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the

Maps made by combining several conic projections are called

One degree of latitude equals

On a map with a scale of 1:50,000 a measure distance of 1cm is equal to what distance on earth?

On a Mercator projection, distortion is greatest near the 

Compass directions are shown as straight lines on a 

On a topo map, elevation is shown by means of

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area being mapped is:

The north pole has a latitude of: 

On a gnomonic projection, lines of longitude are parallel.

On a topographic map, elevation is represented by contour lines.

The line of longitude that passes through Greenwhich, England is called the

Which of the following are shown as straight lines on a Mercator projection?

A point whose latitude is 0° is located on the 

On a topographic map, elevation is measured as the distance above or below mean sea level.

A city's location on earth with respect to the prime meridian is given by the city's:

On a topo map, contour lines that bend to form a V-shape indicate a:

The angular distance north or south of the equator is called

True north is another name for the geomagnetic North Pole.

Meridians are circles around the earth parallel to the equator.

The distance represented by a degree of longitude is greatest at the equator.

A point whose longitude is 0° is located on the

The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance on earth is called

The distance covered by a degree of longitude

On a topo map, the difference in elevation between contour lines is the

Most maps are drawn with south at the top.

On maps, symbols for features such as cities and rivers are explained in the map's

On a topo map, depressions are marked with loops having short, straight lines called