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

4. Answer: Hard 10 Map Scale

5. 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

6. Answer: Hard 20 Elevation, relief, and slope

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

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

9. 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

10. Answer: Hard 40 A depression in the ground

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

12. Answer: Hard 50 Landforms

13. 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

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

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

16. Answer: Harder 20 Landforms

17. 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

18. Answer: Harder 30 Latitude

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

20. Answer: Harder 40 Elevation

21. 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

22. Answer: Harder 50 Satellite Image

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

24. Answer: Very Hard 10 Mountain Belt

25. 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.

26. 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.

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

28. Answer: Very Hard 30 Satellite Images

29. 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

30. Answer: Very Hard 40 Digitizing

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

32. Answer: Very Hard 50 Landform

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

34. Answer: Super Hard 10 Computers

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

36. Answer: Super Hard 20 Poles

37. 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

38. Answer: Super Hard 30 Equal-Area

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

40. Super Hard 40 Symbols

41. 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

42. Super Hard 50 Map Projection

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

44. Answer: Impossible 10 Great Plains

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

46. Answer: Impossible 20 Scale

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

48. Answer: Impossible 30 Topographic

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

50. Answer: Impossible 40 Contour Interval

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

52. Answer: Impossible 50 Landforms