Unit 7: Mapping & Topography

Front

photographs taken from an aircraft in order to collect data for charts and maps

Back

aerial photography

Front

height above sea level

Back

elevation

Front

0 degrees latitude; imaginary line around Earth located halfway between north and south poles

Back

equator

Front

a 3-dimensional model of Earth

Back

globe

Front

change in elevation over distance, expressed as feet per mile

Back

gradient (slope)

Front

profiles

Back

hachure lines

Front

a landscape feature

Back

landform

Front

the measure of distance north or south of the equator

Back

latitude

Front

part of a map that explains what its symbols stand for

Back

legend

Front

the measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian

Back

longitude