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| What are the three ways to measure scale? |
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1. Representative Fraction (ex: 1 : 24,000)
2. Verbal Fraction (ex: one inch equals ten miles)
3. Graphic/Bar scale |
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| What is the difference between a large scale and small scale map? |
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| A large scale map shows items in great detail over a small area. A small scale map shows little detail over a large area. |
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| What kind of lines are used on a topographic map? |
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| Contour lines, used to illustrate points of elevation. |
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| a low place in the ground having no outlet for surface drainage |
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| a naturally occuring mass of Earth whose crest or summit is at a lower elevation than a mountain. |
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| a flat-topped mountain bounded on all sides by steep terrain |
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| a long narrow elevation of land, often located on a mountainside. |
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| stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains and sometimes occupied by a stream. |
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| What does the percent grade tell? |
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| the percent grade tells the slope of a hill or mountain. |
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| What is the formula for slope? |
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| Rise (elevation A - elevation B) / Run (distance from A to B) |
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| What are another name for lines of latitude? |
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| What is another name of lines of longitude? |
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| Longitude lines are measured from _____ to ______ |
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| International Dateline to Prime Meridian |
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| One degree can be divided into _______. |
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| How do you write coordinates of latitude and longitude? |
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| Start with reading the left or right side (north or south) and then moving to the east or west coordinates (at the top or bottom of the page) |
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| Name the degrees at which the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn are found, as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. |
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Tropic of Cancer = 23.5 degrees North
Tropic of Capricorn = 23.5 degrees South
Arctic Circle = 66.5 degrees North
Antarctic Circle = 66.5 degrees South |
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| What is it called when we have equal days and nights? |
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| Autumnal and Spring Equinox (March 21 and September 21) |
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| What are the longest and shortest days of the year and what are they called? |
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| Summer and Winter Solstice (June 21 and December 21) |
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| What is the Circle of Illumination? |
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| a great circle dividing day and night on earth |
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| The latitude at which the sun's rays are 90 degrees is called the sun's _____. |
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| Insolation stands for what? |
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| Insolation is affected by _____ and _____ of sunlight. |
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| The standard unit to measure pressure is the _______. |
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| the average atmospheric pressure is ______ mb, or _____ lb/sq. inch. |
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| the average atmospheric pressure is 1013.2 mb, or 14.7 lb/sq. inch. |
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| The pressure gradient is the driving force of _____ on the Earth. |
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| WINDS ALWAYS FLOW FROM HIGH PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| WINDS ALWAYS FLOW FROM HIGH PRESSURE TO LOW PRESSURE!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| an apparent deflection of moving bodies, such as winds, caused by Earth's rotation. Winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected to the RIGHT, in the southern hemisphere are deflected to the LEFT. |
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| A cyclone is ___ pressure, while a anti-cyclone is ___ pressure. |
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Cyclone = low pressure
Anti-Cyclone = high pressure |
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| measures the amount of water vapor in a given mass of air |
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| a ratio between the amount of water vapor in the air of a given temperature and the maximum amount that air could hold at that temperature. |
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| As temperature increases, relative humidity _____. |
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| decreases. There is an inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity. |
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| a sling psychometer allows you to measure what two things? |
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| Dew point and relative humidity |
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