POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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Chapter 2 Science Review- Part 1
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Hard 10

• The contour lines that represent the top of a
  hill form
• -a sharp angle
• -a gentle curve
• -a closed loop

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Answer Hard 10

• A closed Loop

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Hard 20

• Topographic maps have man uses in
• -science and engineering
• -everyday life
• -all of the above

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Answer Hard 20

• All of the above

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Hard 30

• To locate positions on Earths surface,
  scientists use units called
• -pixels
• -contours
• -degrees

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Answer Hard 30

• Degrees

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Hard 40

• Topographic maps are usually large-scale maps
  that show
• -all land north or south of the equator
• -a close-up view of part of Earths surface
• -entire continents

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Answer Hard 40

• A close-up view of parts of Earths surface

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Hard 50

• True OR False?
• The rocky mountains have low relief and high
  elevation.

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Answer Hard 50

• False!
• The rocky mountains have high relief and high
  elevation.

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Harder 10

• Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map
  are shown using symbols called
• -pixels
• -GPS units
• -contour lines

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Answer Harder 10

• Contour Lines

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Harder 20

• What kind of slope do closely spaced contour
  lines indicate?
• -gentle
• -flat
• -steep

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Answer Harder 20

• Steep

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Harder 30

• The point on Earths surface having zero degrees
  latitude and zero degrees longitude would be
  located
• -where the equator crosses the prime meridian
• -at the North Pole
• -at the South Pole

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Answer Harder 30

• Where the equator crosses the prime meridian

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Harder 40

• True OR False?
• On a topographic map, steep slopes are indicated
  by contour lines that are widely spaced?

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Answer Harder 40

• False!
• On a topographic map, steep slopes are indicated
  by contour lines that are closely spaced?

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Harder 50

• If one centimeter on a map represents 25,000
  centimeters on the ground, the scale of the map
  is
• 1 25,000
• 1 250,000
• 1 2,500,000

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Answer Harder 50

• 1 25,000

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Very Hard 10

• On a topographic map, points of equal elevation
  are connect by
• -contour lines
• -longitude lines
• -latitude lines

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Answer Very Hard 10

• Contour Lines

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Very Hard 20

• Each dot, or ______, in a satellite image
  contains information about the color and
  brightness of a small area on Earths surface.
• -degree
• -pixel
• -symbol

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Answer Very Hard 20

• Pixel

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Very Hard 30

• True OR False?
• Lines of latitude run from north to south,
  meeting at the poles.

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Answer Very Hard 30

• False!
• Lines of longitude run from north to south,
  meeting at the poles.

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Very Hard 40

• One thing that the equator and prime meridian
  have in common is that they divide the globe into
  ____________.
• -landforms
• -hemispheres
• -poles

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Answer Very Hard 40

• Hemispheres

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Very Hard 50

• The _______________ is a satellite-based system
  that can precisely determine latitude and
  longitude for points on Earths surface.
• -satellite images
• -global positioning system (GPS)
• -map projection

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Answer Very Hard 50

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

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Super Hard 10

• The __________ of the North Pole is 90 north.
• -longitude
• -scale
• -latitude

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Answer Super Hard 10

• Latitude

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Super Hard 20

• True OR False?
• On a topographic map, V-shaped contour lines
  pointing uphill indicate a valley.

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Answer Super Hard 20

• True!

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Super Hard 30

• V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate
  a.
• -ridge
• -valley
• -mountain top

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Answer Super Hard 30

• Valley

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Super Hard 40

• Computer mapmakers digitize map data so that they
  can.
• -make new map projections
• -display the data on a computer screen
• -find latitude and longitude

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Super Hard 40

• Display the data on a computer screen

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Super Hard 50

• True OR False?
• The elevation of an area is the difference in
  height between its highest and lowest point.

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Super Hard 50

• False!
• The relief of an area is the difference in height
  between its highest and lowest point.

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Impossible 10

• To find the latitude, longitude, and evaluation
  of points on Earths surface, the Global
  Positioning System uses
• -signals from a network of satellites
• -satellite images
• -topographic maps

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Answer Impossible 10

• Signals from a network
• of satellites

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Impossible 20

• On a Mercator projection, Greenland appears
  larger than South America because
• -Mercator projection enlarge areas near the poles
• -its land area is really greater than that of
  South America
• -small land masses are distorted more than large
  ones.

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Answer Impossible 20

• Mercator projection enlarge areas near the poles

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Impossible 30

• A map projection in which the lines of latitude
  and longitude are all straight, parallel lines
  that form a rectangle is the
• -Mercator projection
• -equal-area projection
• -conic projection

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Answer Impossible 30

• Mercator Projection

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Impossible 40

• A(n) _______ is a landform with high elevation
  and a more or less level surface.
• -plateau
• -plain
• -landform

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Answer Impossible 40

• Plateau

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Impossible 50

• It would be easy to walk up a slope represented
  by contour lines that
• -are close together
• -are curved
• -are far apart

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Answer Impossible 50

• Are far apart