Ch.1 & Ch.2 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

A map showing the detailed shapes of Earth's surface along with its natural and human-made features.

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topographic map

Question 2

The line of longitude 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian.

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international date line

Question 3

Earth's entire solid body

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geosphere

Question 4

The height above sea level of any point on Earth's surface.

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elevation

Question 5

The rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust.

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lithosphere

Question 6

The area on Earth's surface between two meridians where people use the same time.

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time zone

Question 7

The amount of mass in a material per unit volume.

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density

Question 8

A map drawn as if you were looking down on an area from above Earth's surface.

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map view

Question 9

The force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses.

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gravity

Question 10

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

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longitude

Question 11

The distance in degrees north and south of the equator.

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latitude

Question 12

The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere.

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asthenosphere

Question 13

Topographic features formed by processes that shape Earth's surface.

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landforms

Question 14

The outer part of Earth's magnetic field that interacts with charged particles.

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magnetosphere

Question 15

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points in an area.

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relief

Question 16

A drawing that shows an object as though you were looking at it from the side.

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profile view

Questions 16