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Mapping the Earth
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Mapping the Earth | Latitude and Longitude | Topography | Ocean Mapping
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What latitude?
the angular distance north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees
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Lines of latitude are also known as...
Parallels
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What is longitude?
the angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
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Lines of Longitude are also known as...
Meridians
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What is the prime meridian?
The line decided to be 0 degrees longitude.
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Where is the prime meridian?
A line that runs from the north pole to the south pole through Greenwhich, UK.
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Any circle that cuts the earth into a perfect half is known as a....
Great Circle
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When giving coordinates, which one, longitude or latitude is given first?
Latitude
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Approximately how many miles is 1 degree is one of latitude or longitude?
69 miles
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Approximately how many miles is 1 degree is one of latitude or longitude?
69 miles
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How many time zones are there in the world?
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What is the international date line?
The 180 degree line of longitude across which you jump forward or back 24 hrs
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True or False: The North Geographic Pole and the North Magnetic Pole are in the same location?
False
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There are many ways to display a round earth on a flat paper. These are called map p_______.
Projections
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What is topography?
The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
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What is the term for the height of a point on Earth's surface above (or below) sea level?
Elevation
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