Map Skills Review

Imaginary line of latitude that circles earth at 0 degrees. Splits earth into two hemispheres.

A vertical line on the map. Vertical means up and down (north to south).

How do cartographers lessen distortion on a map?

Cause continents to move slowly over millions of years. Movement makes mountains & earthquakes.

A map that uses contour lines to show elevation.

What technique is often used to show elevation from sea level?

A map that shows how people use the resources in their area.

A change or shift in the natural size of something, such as continents when mapping the earth.

How did the recovery team find the Apollo so quickly in the Pacific Ocean?

Why does elevation have an impact on farming?

A map where shading is used to show elevation.

The act of taking a 3D earth and putting it on a 2D map.

A set of latitude and longitude measurements that define a point of the global grid.

An imaginary line of longitude that divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

A map that shows elevation from sea level using color coding.

A horizontal line on the map. Horizontal means left to right (east to west).

The pattern on a world map formed by intersecting lines of latitude and longitude.

Which of these people would need an elevation map the most?

What kind of landform occurs when tectonic plates run into each other?

A view of something from the side. Elevation can be shown this way.

Large chunks of the earth's crust that the continents and oceans rest upon.

What do closely spaced contour lines tell you about an area's land?