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6.8 Mrs Jensen
Views of Earth
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Science
6th Grade
09/12/2011

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plain

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a landform that is a large, flat area
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plateau

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a landform that is a flat, raised area made of nearly horizontal rocks that have been uplifted by forces within Earth
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folded mountains

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mountains that are created when rock layers are squeezed from opposite sides and the layers buckle and fold
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upwarped mountain

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mountains that are formed when crust is pushed up by forces inside Earth, and the material on top of the crust is eroded to form sharp peaks and ridges
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fault-block mountain

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sharp, jagged mountains that are made of huge, tilted blocks of rocks that are separated from surrounding rock by faults
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volcanic mountain

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mountains that form when molten material reaches Earth's surface through a weak area of crust, piles up in layers, and forms a cone-shaped structure
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equator

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the imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude that circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles and divides Earth into two equal halves
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latitude

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the distance in degrees either north or south of the equator
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prime meridian

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the imaginary line representing 0 degrees longitude
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longitude

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the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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International Date Line

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the transition line for calendar days, located at the 180 degree meridian
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Mercator projection

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a map projection that has correct shapes of continents, but their areas are distorted
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Robinson projection

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a map projection that has accurate continent shapes and accurate land areas
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conic projection

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a map projection that is accurate for small areas of Earth and is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone
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topographic map

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a map that shows the changes in elevation of Earth's surface and shows natural features such as mountains and rivers and cultural features such as roads and cities
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contour line

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a line on a map that connects points of equal elevation
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contour interval

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the difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines
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map scale

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the relationship between the distances on the map and the actual distances on Earth's surface
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map legend

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explains the meanings of symbols that are used on topographic maps and most other maps
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remote sensing

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a way of collecting information about Earth from a distance
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