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Chapter 9 Vocab B

AB
upwarped mountainslandforms formed by forces pushing up Earth's crust
Robinson projectionmap projection showing fairly accurate shapes and land areas of continents
latitudethe distance in degrees either north or south of the equator
conic projectionprojection useful for producing maps of small areas
contour intervalsthe difference in elebation between two side-by-side contour lines
map scalethe relationship between the distances on the map and the actual distances on Earth
Equatorimaginary line that circles Earth exactly halfway between the north and south poles
contour lineline on a map that connects points of equal elevation
fault-blocked mountainslandforms made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rocks by faults
international date linethe transition line for calendar days


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