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Chapter 2 - Maps

Chapter 2 - Maps. Latitude . The earth is divided by east-west running lines of latitude. The zero degree line of latitude is the _________. There are 90 degrees of north latitude and 90 degrees of south latitude. The latitude of Fishersville, Virginia is ___ o N. equator. 38. Longitude.

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Chapter 2 - Maps

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  1. Chapter 2 - Maps

  2. Latitude • The earth is divided by east-west running lines of latitude. The zero degree line of latitude is the _________. There are 90 degrees of north latitude and 90 degrees of south latitude. The latitude of Fishersville, Virginia is ___ o N. equator 38

  3. Longitude • The earth is divided by north-south running lines of longitude. The zero degree line of longitude is the ________________. On the opposite side of the globe, at 180o longitude is the _______________________. The longitude of Fishersville, Virginia is ____o W. prime meridian international date line 79

  4. Time Zones • The globe is divided into ___ equal time zones. 24

  5. National Time Zones • Across the United States there are __ time zones. East to west they include: 1. _________ 2. __________ 3. _________ 4. __________ 5. _________ 6. __________ 6 Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska Hawaii-Aleutian

  6. Map Symbols • The symbols of a map are explained in its ________. • The ______ of a map refers to the relationship between map distances and actual distances. legend scale

  7. Topographic Maps • Show changes in __________. • Lines connecting points of equal elevation called _____________. • Darker, labeled contour lines called ______________. • Lines at right angles to contours and showing depressions called _________. elevation contour lines index contours hachures

  8. Topographic Maps

  9. Maps show much information in a small space.

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