Chapter 3 Review Game

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Chapter 3 Review Game
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Question 1

• What is the angular distance north or south of
  the equator?
• Latitude

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Question 2

• Latitude and longitude are measured in
• Degrees, minutes, and seconds

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Question 3

• 0 longitude is know as
• The prime meridian

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Question 4

• Where does the prime meridian pass through?
• Greenwich, England

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Question 5

• Who are cartographers?
• Map makers

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Question 6

• How do cartographers collect data?
• Field surveys and remote sensing

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Question 7

• The larger the are being shown on a map the more
  or less the distortion tends to be?
• MORE

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Question 8

• When looking at a topographic map, how would you
  distinguish between a body of water, a building,
  a highway, a forest, etc.
• The Color arrangements

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Question 9

• Farmers, agricultural engineers, and
  conservationists would find which type of map
  most useful?
• Soil Map

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Question 10

• Which type of map is designed to show the
  distribution of geologic features, specifically,
  the types of rocks found in a given area and the
  locations of faults, folds, and other structures?
• Geologic maps

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Question 11

• What does a contour interval represent?
• The difference in elevation between one contour
  line and another

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Question 12

• What is the angular distance, measured in
  degrees, east or west of the prime meridian?
• Longitude

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Question 13

• What is this called?
• Compass Rose

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Question 14

• On a map, what is the list of symbols and their
  meanings called?
• A legend

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Question 15

• Contour lines that form closed loops indicate
  what type of feature?
• hilltop or depression

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Question 16

• How are valleys indicated on a topographic map?
• By forming a V-shape in the contour lines

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Question 17

• What are the 7 continents?
• Asia, Antarctica, Africa, South America, North
  America, Australia, Europe

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Question 18

• A topographical map has a contour interval of 20
  m. By how much would you change your elevation if
  you passed 10 contour lines?
• 200 m

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Question 19

• A map scale says One inch equals 2.5 miles.
  Measured along the main highway on the map, the
  distance between 2 towns is 4.5 inches. What is
  the actual distance?
• 11.25 miles -- 1 4.5
• 2.5 X