A | B |
longitude | distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian |
plains | large, flat landforms |
remote sensing | a way of collecting information about Earth from a distance |
folded mountains | landforms formed when horizontal rock layers are squeezed together and buckle |
Mercator projection | map projection that shows correct shape of continents but distorts their areas |
volcanic mountains | landforms made of molten rock |
conic projection | show the changes in elevation of Earth's crust |
map legend | explains what the symbols used on the map means |
plateaus | flat, raised areas of land |
prime meridian | imaginary line that represents 0 degrees longitude |