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High School Freshman: Environmental Earth Science
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A map projection in which a paper touches a lighted globe at only one point is called?
conic projection
gnomonic projection
legend
mecator projection
2
Name the place that is located at 90°S.
South Pole
North Pole
equator
prime meridian
3
Name the two latitudes Toms River falls in between.
39°9'N,74°2'W
40°0"N,74°3'W
74°2'W,74°3'W
39°9'N, 40°0'N
4
A list of symbols and their meanings that is part of a map is called a?
map
legend
chart
tab
5
A map projection in which a cylinder of paper is wrapped around a lighted globe is called?
gnomonic projection
remote sensing
conic projection
mecator projection
6
What does the red house mean?
Hospital
Middle School
Town Hall
That house is red
7
What is the prime meridian?
the only line of longitudethat is also a great circle
the line of longitudedesignated as 0°
the only line of latitudethat is also a great circle
the international date line
8
Lines that are measured in North and South and are parallel to the equator are called?
latitude
longitude
equator
meridians
9
In addition to using data from remote sensing, cartographers get data to make maps from?
ancient maps
visual sensing
field surveys
field trips
10
On topographic maps ____________________ are used to indicate elevation.
time
spaces
intervals
contour lines
11
Where does the north end of a compass needle point?
toward the North Pole
toward the geomagnetic north pole
toward the South Pole
toward the equator
12
The international date line is located where?
90° longitude
0° latitude
90° latitude
180° longitude
13
How many time zones does the Earth have?
5
10
24
72
14
Name what place is located at 90°N.
Prime Meridian
North Pole
South Pole
Equator
15
Why is the equator significant?
It measures degrees east and west of it
Places get hotter as you move closer to it
It's 0° longitude
It's 0° latitude
16
What happens to the space in between the meridians lines as they travel to the poles?
increases as you move from the equator toward the poles.
is always about 111 kilometers
decreases as you move from the equator toward the poles
is constant
17
What is an advantage of Mercator projections?
Parallels and meridians form a grid
The equator and prime meridian are visible
There are no distortions
All geographic features are proportion
18
With all map projections,the larger the area shown the __________
the less the distortion
the more accurate the map
the greater the distortion
more useful the map
19
Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian is called?
degrees
latitude
longitude
parallels
20
A ______ is a semicircle that runs from pole to pole and that can be used to measure longitude.
meridians
parallels
latitude
equator
21
How are latitude and longitude measured?
in miles
in degrees, minutes, and seconds
in kilometers
in hours, minutes, and seconds
22
Name the city the prime meridian passes through.
Greenwich, England
London, England
Leeds, England
Toms River, NJ
23
A map projection in which the axis of a paper cone aligns with the axis of a lighted globe
gnomonic projection
remote sensing
mecator projection
conic projection
24
What's an advantage of a conic projection?
There is no advantage
Parallels and meridians form a grid
High degree of accuracy, excellent for weather and road maps
There are no distortions
25
What two longitudes is Toms River located in between?
39°9'N, 40°0'N
74°2'W, 74°1'W
40°0'W, 74°1'W
39°9'N, 74°2'W
26
What symbol is used to show the cardinal directions on a map?
compass rose
compass needle
compass point
compass legend
