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topography
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shape of land
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elevation
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height above sea lvl. of a point on Earth's surface
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relief
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difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
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landform
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is a feature of topography formed by the process that shape Earth's surface
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landform region
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a large area of land where the topography formed by process that shape Earth's surface
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plain
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landform made up of flat or gently rolling land with low relief
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mountain
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landform with high elevation and high relief
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mount range
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a group of mountains that are closely related in shape, structure, and age
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plateau
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rarely perfectly smooth on top
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lithosphere
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Earth's solid, rocky, outer layer
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atmosphere
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mixture of gases that surrounds the planet
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hydrosphere
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Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers, and ice
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biosphere
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fresh water
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map
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a model on flat surface
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globe
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is a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
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scale
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relates distance on map and surface
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symbols
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pictures to stand for features on Earth's surface
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key(or legend)
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is a list of ALL symbols
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equator
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an imaginary line that circles Earth's surface
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hemisphere
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is one half of the sphere that makes Earth's surface
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prime meridian
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makes 1/2 circle of North pole, and South pole
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degree
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a unit used to measure distances around a circle. one degree equals(=) 1/360 of a full circle
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latitude
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the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
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longitude
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distance in degrees east of west of prime meridian
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map projection
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a frame work of lines that help to show landmasses on a flat surface
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satallite images
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pictures of the surface
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pixels
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a thousand tiny dots in a satallite image
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countor lines
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connects points of equal(=) elevation
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countor interval
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the change in elevation from countor line to countor line
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Hilltop
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a contour line that forms a closed loop with no other contour lines inside it indicates a hilltop
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Depression
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a closed loop with dashes inside indicates a depression
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digitizing
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the process by which mapmakers convert the locations of map points to #'s.
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topographic maps
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is a map showing the surface features of an area
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global positioning
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to determine locations precisely
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The topography of an area is determined to by the areas...
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elevation, relief, and landforms.
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3 types of landforms are...
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plains, mountains, and plateaus.
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Scientist divide Earth into 4 spheres called...
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lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
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Map, and Globes are drawn to use...
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symbols to represent topography and other features on Earth's surface
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What 2 hemispheres is the US located?
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Northern and Western
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Since 1970's, information gathered by satallites has revolutionized mapmaking...
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Powerful computers use the satallite data to make maps quickly and accurately.
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Satallites are in...
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space that send signals
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As landsat orbits Earth, it collects and stores information about strip of the surface that is...
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185 kil. wide
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Topographic maps provide highly accurate information on the...
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elevation, relief, and slope of ground surface.
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To represent elevation, relief, and slope on topographic maps, mapmakers use...
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contour lines
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In US, most topographics maps are at a scale of...
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1-24 thousands
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Most nations have a government agency that is responsible for making...
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topographic maps
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Teh global positioning system is a method of finding...
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latitude, longitude, and elevation of points on Earth's surface using a network of satallites.
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Computer form for Pixels is
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0 and 1
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Why are satallite images good?
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THey are good for Storms approaching. Oh, and "if a huge glaciers forms on to of Brazil!" XD
quote by: Joesph (my friend) |
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Why are GPS's important/good?
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They are perfectly accurate. Good for sailing. (lol)
Good for farmers. (Fertile soil. Every 3years there is drouts(so ive heard) and you wouldnt wont to live mover there!!) |
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What is the agency that is responsible for (blah blah blah XD)
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USGC
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What does USGC stand for?
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United States Geological Serva(forgot how to spell it, lol)
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Which lines is darker on Contour Interval?
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Fifth Line
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What does GPS stand for?
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Global Positioning System
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how many between (blah blah)
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5 and 8
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Why usE GPS's?
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Method finding latitude, longitude, and elevation
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