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Chapter 8 - Views of Earth

Test is scheduled for Thursday, 10/25/01.

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Imaginary lines locating E and W of Prime Meridianlongitude
Large, relatively flat landformsplains
Mountains formed by squeezing and buckling.folded
Cone-shaped mountain.volcanic
Lines of equal elevation.contour lines
Relatively flat, raised landformsplateaus
A map showing lines of equal elevation.topographic map
Mountains formed by forces pushing up the Earth's crust.upwarped
O longitudePrime Meridian
O latitudeEquator
180 meridianInternational Date Line
Map projection showing accurate land shapes but distorted areas.Mercator
Map projection showing accurate shapes and land areas of continents.Robinson
Map projection showing small areas accurately.conic
Where meridians meet.Poles
Imaginary lines showing position N and S of the equator.latitude
Another name for lines of latitude.parallels
Another name for lines of longitude.meridians
Line connecting points of equal elevation on a map.contour line
The difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines.contour interval
Relationship between distances on a map and actual distances on the Earth.map scale
The key to symbols on a map.legend
Mountains made when huge tilted rocks separate from surrounding rocks.fault-block
There are ___ time zones around the world.24
The Earth rotates ___ degrees every hour.15
If the North Star is 40 degrees above the horizon, what is your latitude?40 degrees North latitude
If the North Star appeared on the horizon, where would you be?Equator
If the North Star appeared directly overhead, where would your be?North Pole
If it is 5:00 PM in New York, what time is it in Seattle, three time zones away?2:00 PM
A direction between North and Northeast is ___.North Northeast


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