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Review
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Views of Earth
Part A. Vocabulary Review
Directions: Circlethe term or phrase in parentheses that best completes each statement.
1. Imaginary lines used to determine distances north and south are called (meridians, latitude lines,
longitude lines).
2. On a (Robinson, Mercator, conic) projection, lines of latitude are parallel and lines of longitude
are curved, resulting in less distortion.
3. About one-half of the land area in the United States is made up of (plateaus, plains, mountains).
4. On a topographic map, (contour lines, distance scales, contour intervals) are used to connect
points of equal elevation.
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On a road map, a (Robinson, Mercator, conic) projection would be used.
6. Maps show distance using (contour lines, map scales, map legends).
7. (Upwarped, Folded, Volcanic) mountains were formed when crust was pushed up by forces
inside Earth.
8. Lines of longitude can be used to determine the exact (north/south,
location of a place.
east/west, north/east)
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9. The 180 meridian is the (equator, prime meridian, International Date Line).
10. Relatively flat, raised areas of land are called (plateaus, plains, mountains).
11. Mountains that begin when molten material reaches Earth's surface through a weak area of
crust are (upwarped, fault-blocked, volcanic) mountains.
12. A contour interval shows the difference in (projection, elevation, scale) between two
side-by-side contour lines.
13. A map projection showing correct shapes of continents with distorted areas is a (Robinson,
Mercator, conic) projection.
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14. The exact location of a place on a map can be found using (latitude lines, longitude lines,
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15. Zero longitude is designated by the (equator, prime meridian, International Date Line).
16. The Appalachians, the oldest North American mountains, are an example of (volcanic, folded,
upwarped) mountains.
17. Sharp, jagged peaks are characteristic of (fault-blocked, folded, upwarped) mountains.
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