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16 Cards in this Set
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distances east and west of the prime meridian are measured using dgrees or lines of what?
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longitude
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distances north and south of the equator
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latitue
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what type of map would be used to create a road map
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conic projection
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what are areas of equal elevation connected by on a map
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contour lines
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what is another name for coastal plains
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lowlands
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imaginary line around Earth exactly halfway between the north and south
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Equator
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made of huge, tilted blocks of rock separated by fault
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fault-block mountain
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rocks folded like a rug up against a wall
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folded mountain
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large flat area found in the interior regions of continents
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plain
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flat, raised areas of land made up of horizontal rocks that have been uplifted by forces
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plateau
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form when blocks of Earth's crust are pushed up by forces inside Earth
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upwarped mts.
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begin to form when molten material reaches the surface thru a weak crust
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volcanic mts
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what does zero elevation represent on a topographic map?
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sea level
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each time zone is separated from the next by how much time?
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1 hr
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what is the difference between plains and plateaus? (give and ex of each)
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plateaus-flat,raised areas(colorado plateau)
plains-large flat areas (alantic coastal plain) |
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the 8 major landforms of the US are...
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rocky mts
superior uplands coastal plains pacific mt. and valley system interior highlandsinterior plains intermontane plateuas and basin |
