Chapter 3-4 Review Earth Science

Earth Science Jeopardy Maps Lat and Long Definitions Layers, Layers, Layers Resources 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400

A person who creates maps

The kind of map that shows the earth’s surface as it appears from space

The kind of map that uses a unifying idea to plot data

The geometric process of transferring each point on the earth’s surface to a surface that can be made flat

0° latitude

0° longitude

Lines of latitude are also sometimes called _____.

What are the three units of measurement used in geographic coordinates?

The study of the earth

The 5% of the the solar system that is the perfect distance from the sun to preserve life

What do we call aviation maps and maps of the ocean?

_________ lines on a map connect points of equal elevation.

The earth’s outer layer

Earth’s core is composed mostly of _______.

The discontinuity between the crust and the mantle

The combination of the crust and part of the upper mantle that move with the tectonic plates

the equator

cartographer

globe

thematic map

map projection

the Prime Meridian

parallels

degrees, minutes and seconds

geology

habitability zone

charts

contour

crust

iron

Moho

lithosphere

A resource being used now

A resource that can be used eventually, but is not being used now

Name one way that we can wisely use our natural resources.

The effort to oversee and control the use of natural resources

actual resource

potential resource

recycling, protecting from pollutants, etc.

resource management