| A | B |
|---|
| plains | large, flat land areas |
| International Date line | Transition line for the calendar |
| Mercator projection | correct continent shapes but distorted areas |
| Robinson projection | accurate continent shapes and land areas |
| conic projection | used to make maps of small areas |
| topographic map | shows elevations |
| contour line | this connects equal elevations on a map |
| contour interval | difference in elevations between contour lines |
| map scale | distance on a map compared to actual distance on land |
| remote sensing | collecting info about Earth from a distance |
| map legend | symbols on a map |
| equator | Imaginary line that circles Earth between the poles |
| longitude | distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian |
| latitude | distance north and south of the equator |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| plateaus | Flat, raised land areas |
| Folded mountain | rock layers squeeze from opposite sides and buckle |
| Volcanic mountain | molten material reaches the surface through a weak crust area |
| Upwarped mountain | crust is pushed up, jagged |
| Fault Block mountain | Huge, tilted block of rock that break off |
