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22 Cards in this Set
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Conic Projection
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Type of map created by plotting points and lines from a globe onto a cone shaped map
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Contour Interval
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The degree of difference between contour lines adjacent to each other.
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Contour Line
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A topographic map line that connects points having the same elevation
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equator
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Represents O* latitude across Earth... the line used on maps to separate Earth into two equal halves: a northern and sourthern half
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Fault Block Mountain
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mountain created when huge sections of jagged rocks are pushed upward or downward at an angle along a fault line
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Folded Mountain
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Mountains produced when stretches of rock are pressed together, forcing them into a rippled shape throughout the middle
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International Dateline
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line on the opposite side of Earth from the prime meridian- measuring 180* longitude and marking the change of the calendar day
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Landsat Sattelite
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a satellite that uses mirrors to collect information about the energy being collected by or released from Earth's surface
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Latitude
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measure of distance either north or south of the equator
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Longitude
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measure of distance either east or west of the prime meridian
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map legend
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a key that explains what the symbols on a map represent
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Map Scale
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proportion sharing the relationship between the sizes and distances drawn on a map to the actual sizes and distances they represent
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Mercator Projection
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a method for creating maps in which parallel longitude lines accurately reflect the shape of land masses, but do not accurately represent the areas covered by them
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plain
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a landform that is almost entirely flat and stretches over a large area
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Plateau
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a landform that is made of long rows of rock of the same height bordering mountainous areas
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Prime Meridian
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line used on maps to separate Earth into two halves...east and west...this line represents 0* longitude
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Robinson Projection
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a method for creating maps that has curved lines of longitude to reflect the fact that the Earth is round. Illustrates fairly accurately
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Sonar
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Use of echoes of sound waves to discern an underwater structure's shape and size
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Topex-Poseidon Satellite
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a statellite that uses radar to determine information about the topography of the oceam floor
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topographic map
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Map that portrays the elevation of different natural and man-made features of a certain area using contour lines
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Unwarped Mountain
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a jagged mountain formed when the thin layer of the Earth's crust is thrust up through the surface
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Volcanic Mountain
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A mountain formed when magma moves up past the surface and forms coned-shaped structures composed primarily of ash and hardened lava
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