NGS Mapping Earth's Surface

Points connected by contour lines indicate ___.

Major difference between a coastal plain and interior plain is the __.

A degree on a map is _____ of the way around the earth.

Mapmakers choose different map projections to show Earth's curved surface.

The Himalayan Mountains have ___ relief and ___ elevation.

A map that shows the elevation of the landscape

Choose the main type of landform.

Landform with mountain ranges and mountain systems in a chain...

A model of all, or part, of the Earth as seen from above is a ___.

Mercator, conic, equal-area are kinds of ___.

This relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth's surface.

A __ is a single unit of a circle that indicates a position on Earth.

Difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts of an area

What is indicated if topo line are close together?

What does this symbol represent?

To determine distances and elevations using instruments/geometry involves __.

Cartographers use ___ to stand for features on Earth's surface.

Imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the poles

An area's elevation, relief, and landforms determine its ___.

If 1 cm = 10,000 cm on the ground, the scale is ___.

Tiny dots that make up pictures are called ___.

G.P.S. means __.

A list of a map's symbols

Surface features of an area would be found on a ___ map.

When elevations change from one contour line to the next, you have an __.

Landform with a high elevation and mostly flat, level surface

Computers have improved mapmaking by ____.

The Prime Meridian runs through ____ and divides earth into east/west hemispheres.

A list of a map's symbols

Earth can be divided into halves called __.

_____lines are flat and measure North/South distances.

The map part that indicates direction.

Relief is a landform's height above sea level.

Landform with low elevation/low relief along the seacoast...

Group of mountains closely related in age, shape, structure...