Mapping Uni Test

Another name for a spy satellite deployed for military of intelligence applications

Reconnaissance Satellite

Marks the most southernly latitude

Tropic of Capricorn

What type of contour interval do flat areas have?

small contour intervals

Circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position

Tropic of Cancer

Which type of map is a representation of the physical features of all/part of the Earths surface?

Geographic Map

What is given between contours in road intersections, hill summits, and lake surfaces?

Spot elevation

Reconnaissance satellites are essentially what?

Space telescopes that are pointed toward the Earth instead toward the stars

What is satellite imagery?

Photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites

Lines of Latitude

North & South of the equator

What do evenly spaced contours indicate?

Uniform space

Upstream or up valley, contour lines...

bend

First satellite photographs (August 14th, 1959) by...

Explorer 6

Contours are widely spaced on...

gentle slopes

Contour lines

most accurate method to depict elevation on a map

Lines of Longitude

East & West of the Prime Meridian

Aerial Photography

process of taking photographs of the ground from elevated positions

Hollows and depressions in the surface of the land are shown by...

closed, hatched contours

Rugged, mountainous terrain may have a...

large contour interval

Maximum Relief

the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points in the area being considered

What does relief determine?

it determines the contour interval, the difference in elevation between succeeding contour lines

On steep slopes, contours are...

closely spaced

Latitude lines are referred as...

parallels

Longitude lines are referred as...

meridians

Maps that show the shape of the land

Topographic Maps

Relief

the difference in elevation between any two points