Place the following in order of
increasing size.
Mountain system, mountain
belt, mountain, mountain
range
What are meridians and
parallels use for?
Mountain
Mountain range
Mountain system
Mountain belt
What are contour lines and
intervals used for?
Contour lines are used to determine
elevation on a map and the intervals
are used to determine the differences
in elevation for different areas
Differentiate between and
island and a continent
Island= A small area
completely surrounded by
water.
What is Topography
Form a grid of crossing lines on
a globe that can be used to
determine exact locations.
Continent= Large landmass on
Earth
Shape of Earth’s surface
What is Relief
Differences in height among
landforms in a particular area
Where do you fine shields?
Area of very old exposed rock
found nearly on every
continent.
Different physical features of
the Earth’s surface in an area
Define landscape and its 3
examples.
Mountains
Plains
Plateaus
Differentiate between a
Coastal plains and an Interior
Plain
Coastal= Low, flat areas along
a coast
Latitude
Measure of distance east and
west of the prime meridian
Interior= Low, flat areas found
inland
Give characteristics of a
Plateau
Broad flat areas of land over
600 m above sea level
Cliffs
Elevation
Fertile soil due to sediment
deposits
Actual Height of land above
sea level
longitude
Measure of distance north and
south of the equator
Mountains form in what two
ways?
1. Tectonic plates breaking and
crashing into each other
Mountains
2. Hot magma breaking
through Earth’s surface
Elevated areas of land that lie
above 600m of sea level.
What is the prime meridian?
Identified as 0° longitude,
exact point is known to run
through Greenwich England.
Separates the East and West
hemisphere of the globe
How many time zones are
there in the U.S. and what are
they?
4
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Pacific
What type of map shows the
relief of the land?
Topographic