Transcript POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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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
Answer: Hard 10
A closed Loop
Hard 20
Topographic maps have man uses in…
-science and engineering
-everyday life
-all of the above
Answer: Hard 20
All of the above
Hard 30
To locate positions on Earth’s surface, scientists
use units called…
-pixels
-contours
-degrees
Answer: Hard 30
Degrees
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 Earth’s surface
-entire continents
Answer: Hard 40
A close-up view of parts of
Earth’s surface
Hard 50
True OR False?
The rocky mountains have low relief and
high elevation.
Answer: Hard 50
False!
The rocky mountains have high relief and high
elevation.
Harder 10
Elevation, relief, and slope on a topographic map
are shown using symbols called…
-pixels
-GPS units
-contour lines
Answer: Harder 10
Contour Lines
Harder 20
What kind of slope do closely spaced contour
lines indicate?
-gentle
-flat
-steep
Answer: Harder 20
Steep
Harder 30
The point on Earth’s 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
Answer: Harder 30
Where the equator crosses
the prime meridian
Harder 40
True OR False?
On a topographic map, steep slopes are
indicated by contour lines that are widely
spaced?
Answer: Harder 40
False!
On a topographic map, steep slopes are
indicated by contour lines that are closely
spaced?
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
Answer: Harder 50
1 : 25,000
Very Hard 10
On a topographic map, points of equal elevation
are connect by…
-contour lines
-longitude lines
-latitude lines
Answer: Very Hard 10
Contour Lines
Very Hard 20
Each dot, or ______, in a satellite image
contains information about the color and
brightness of a small area on Earth’s surface.
-degree
-pixel
-symbol
Answer: Very Hard 20
Pixel
Very Hard 30
True OR False?
Lines of latitude run from north to south,
meeting at the poles.
Answer: Very Hard 30
False!
Lines of longitude run from north to south,
meeting at the poles.
Very Hard 40
One thing that the equator and prime meridian
have in common is that they divide the globe
into ____________.
-landforms
-hemispheres
-poles
Answer: Very Hard 40
Hemispheres
Very Hard 50
The _______________ is a satellite-based
system that can precisely determine latitude and
longitude for points on Earth’s surface.
-satellite images
-global positioning system (GPS)
-map projection
Answer: Very Hard 50
Global Positioning System
(GPS)
Super Hard 10
The __________ of the North Pole is 90° north.
-longitude
-scale
-latitude
Answer: Super Hard 10
Latitude
Super Hard 20
True OR False?
On a topographic map, V-shaped contour lines
pointing uphill indicate a valley.
Answer: Super Hard 20
True!
Super Hard 30
V-shaped contour lines pointing uphill indicate
a….
-ridge
-valley
-mountain top
Answer: Super Hard 30
Valley
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
Super Hard 40
Display the data on a computer
screen
Super Hard 50
True OR False?
The elevation of an area is the difference in
height between its highest and lowest point.
Super Hard 50
False!
The relief of an area is the difference in height
between its highest and lowest point.
Impossible 10
To find the latitude, longitude, and evaluation of
points on Earth’s surface, the Global Positioning
System uses…
-signals from a network of satellites
-satellite images
-topographic maps
Answer: Impossible 10
Signals from a network
of satellites
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.
Answer: Impossible 20
Mercator projection enlarge
areas near the poles
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
Answer: Impossible 30
Mercator Projection
Impossible 40
A(n) _______ is a landform with high elevation
and a more or less level surface.
-plateau
-plain
-landform
Answer: Impossible 40
Plateau
Impossible 50
It would be easy to walk up a slope represented
by contour lines that…
-are close together
-are curved
-are far apart
Answer: Impossible 50
Are far apart