BJU Earth Science Chapter 3

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

Where are you standing at 0 degrees latitude?

The arrow on the map points to which direction?

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

What is a political map?

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

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

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

What does the international date line pass through?

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

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

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

What is a person called who makes maps?

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

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

Maps of the polar region often use __________ projection?

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

What is the highest possible number for longitude reading?

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 does the international date line represent?

What are cardinal directions?

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

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

What is a geographic map?