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Hard 10 The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is called… -map scale -longitude -latitude

Answer: Hard 10 Map Scale

Hard 20 A topographic map differs from a road map in that the topographic shows… -elevation, relief, and slope -directions and distance -streams and lakes

Answer: Hard 20 Elevation, relief, and slope

Hard 30 True and False? The prime meridian circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles.

Answer: Hard 30 False The equator circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles.

Hard 40 A contour line that forms a closed loop and has small dashes pointing to the inside of the loop represents… -a mapmaker’s mistake -an unknown area -a depression in the ground

Answer: Hard 40 A depression in the ground

Hard 50 Features of topography, such as the Columbia Plateau and Mount Hood, are called _________. -landforms -poles -globe

Answer: Hard 50 Landforms

Harder 10 For the Global Positioning (GPS) to work, at any given time there must be… -GPS units at several different locations -at least three GPS satellites above the horizon -an accurate map of the area

Answer: Harder 10 At least three GPS satellites above the horizon

Harder 20 An area’s topography is determined by the area’s elevation, relief and …. -scale -landforms -latitude

Answer: Harder 20 Landforms

Harder 30 New Orleans, Louisiana and Cairo, Egypt, are nearly the same distance north of the equator. This means that the4 two cities have almost the same…. -longitude -latitude -projection

Answer: Harder 30 Latitude

Harder 40 One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in ….. -relief -elevation -slope

Answer: Harder 40 Elevation

Harder 50 If you saw a picture of Earth’s surface as seen from above, in which water looked black, forests looked red, and cities looked blue-gray, you are probably looking at a(n)… -aerial photograph -topographic map -satellite image

Answer: Harder 50 Satellite Image

Very Hard 10 Which one of these terms includes all of the others? -Mountain belt -Mountain system -Mountain

Answer: Very Hard 10 Mountain Belt

Very Hard 20 True OR False? Latitude and longitude are measured in pixels, each of which represents 1/360 of the way around a full circle.

Answer: Very Hard 20 False Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, each of which represents 1/360 of the way around a full circle.

Very Hard 30 Pictures of Earth’s surface, called ________ are based on data obtained by Landsat satellites. -Digitizing -Map Projection -Satellite Images

Answer: Very Hard 30 Satellite Images

Very Hard 40 Computer mapmakers us e the process of _________ to convert the location of points on a map to numbers. -Global positioning system -satellite images -digitizing

Answer: Very Hard 40 Digitizing

Very Hard 50 A large area of land where the topography is similar is called a(n) ________ region. -Landform -Plateau -Mountain

Answer: Very Hard 50 Landform

Super Hard 10 With _________, mapmakers can store, process, and display map data electronically. -Computers -Symbols -Globes

Answer: Super Hard 10 Computers

Super Hard 20 Lines of longitude converge at Earth’s ______. -Poles -Hemispheres -Landforms

Answer: Super Hard 20 Poles

Super Hard 30 A world map drawn using a(n) ______ projection would correctly show the relative sizes of Earth’s landmasses. -Map -Equal-area -Mercator

Answer: Super Hard 30 Equal-Area

Super Hard 40 Roads, rivers, airports, and woods are represented by different _________ on a topographic map. -Symbols -Pixels -Poles

Super Hard 40 Symbols

Super Hard 50 Mapmakers use a framework of lines, called a(n) ____________, to represent Earth’s curved surface on a flat map. -Map Projection -Contour Line -Equal-area Projection

Super Hard 50 Map Projection

Impossible 10 The vast, flat or gently rolling grassland in the interior of North America is called ___________. -Great Plains -Contour Lines -Grasslands

Answer: Impossible 10 Great Plains

Impossible 20 In the United States, many topographic maps have a(n) ______ of 1 : 24,000. -Scale -Pixel -Latitude

Answer: Impossible 20 Scale

Impossible 30 A(n) ____________ map uses contour lines to show the elevation, relief, and slope of an area. -Topographic -Scaled -Equal-area

Answer: Impossible 30 Topographic

Impossible 40 The _____________ is the difference in elevation between two contour lines that are side by side. -Contour Interval -Hemispheres - Latitude

Answer: Impossible 40 Contour Interval

Impossible 50 Plateaus, plains and mountains are three main types of… -Projections -Relief -Landforms

Answer: Impossible 50 Landforms