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Exploring Earth’s Surface Models of Earth Maps, Maps Topographic Maps Wild Card 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

Exploring Earth’s Surface 100 What is the shape of the land called? Answer

Exploring Earth’s Surface 200 What is elevation? Answer

Exploring Earth’s Surface 300 What is the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area called? Answer

Exploring Earth’s Surface 400 What is a feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface called? Answer

Exploring Earth’s Surface 500 Name three main types of landforms that were discussed in class. Answer

Models of Earth 100 What is a model on a flat surface of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above called? Answer

Models of Earth 200 What is a sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface called? Answer

Models of Earth 300 List three things that can be found on every map. Answer

Models of Earth 400 In what two hemispheres is the United States located? Answer

Models of Earth 500 What is the imaginary line that makes a half circle from the North Pole to the South Pole called? Answer

Maps, Maps 100 What is a list of all the symbols used on the map with an explanation of their meaning called? Answer

Maps, Maps 200 What are the pictures that mapmakers use to stand for features on Earth’s surface called? Answer

Maps, Maps 300 What kind of lines run parallel to the Equator? Answer

Maps, Maps 400 Where is the Prime Meridian located? Answer

Maps, Maps 500 How many lines of longitude are there? Answer

Topographic Maps 100 What does the acronym GPS stand for? Answer

Topographic Maps 200 Name two things you can learn about the land from a topographic map. Answer

Topographic Maps 300 What is a contour interval? Answer

Topographic Maps 400 What represents gradual slopes on a topographic map? Answer

Topographic Maps 500 What symbol is used to represent a hilltop or mountain on a topographic map? Answer

Wild Card 100 Where is the north pole located? Answer

Wild Card 200 What represents a steep slope on a topographic map? Answer

Wild Card 300 Global Positioning Systems use a network of ____ to find locations on Earth’s surface. Answer

Potpourri 400 What do geologists call an area where there is mostly one kind of topography? Answer

Wild Card 500 What object is the most accurate representation of Earth’s surface? Answer

Topic 6 100 Answer

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Final Jeopardy! What is the elevation of this hilltop if the contour interval is 40 ft? 1000 Answer ft

*Answer* Final Jeopardy! 1160 ft

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*Answer* Exploring Earth’s Surface 100 Topography Back to the Game!

*Answer* Exploring Earth’s Surface -200 Elevation is the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s surface. Back to the Game!

*Answer* Exploring Earth’s Surface-300 Relief Back to the Game!

*Answer* Exploring Earth’s Surface -400 Landform Back to the Game!

*Answer* Exploring Earth’s Surface- 500 1. Mountains 2. Plains 3. Plateaus Back to the Game!

*Answer* Models of Earth- 100 Map Back to the Game!

*Answer* Models of Earth -200 Globe Back to the Game!

*Answer* Models of Earth -300 1. 2. 3. 4. Scale Symbols Key Compass Back to the Game!

*Answer* Models of Earth -400 North and West Back to the Game!

*Answer* Models of Earth -500 Prime Meridian Back to the Game!

*Answer* Maps, Maps -100 Key (Legend) Back to the Game!

*Answer* Maps, Maps -200 Symbols Back to the Game!

*Answer* Maps, Maps -300 Lines of Latitude Back to the Game!

*Answer* Maps, Maps - 400 O˚ longitude Back to the Game!

*Answer* Maps, Maps - 500 360 lines Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topographic Maps - 100 Global Positioning System Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topographic Maps - 200 1. 2. 3. 4. Landforms Elevation Relief Slope Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topographic Maps - 300 A contour interval is the change in elevation from contour line to contour line. Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topographic Maps - 400 A gradual slope is represented by contour lines that are spaced widely apart. Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topographic Maps - 500 A closed circle Back to the Game!

*Answer* Wild Card - 100 90˚N latitude Back to the Game!

*Answer* Wild Card -200 A steep slope is represented by contour lines that are close together. Back to the Game!

*Answer* Wild Card - 300 Satellites Back to the Game!

*Answer* Potpourri - 400 Landform region Back to the Game!

*Answer* Wild Card 500 Globe Back to the Game!

*Answer* Topic 6 - 100 Back to the Game!

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*Answer* Topic 6 - 500 Back to the Game!