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What is the equator?
a) an imaginary line between the North and South poles
b) an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles
c) distance in degrees north or south of the equator
d) distance in degrees east and west of the equator

What is longitude?
a) an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles
b) distance in degrees east and west of the equator
c) an imaginary line between the North and South poles
d) distance in degrees north or south of the equator

What is latitude?
a) distance in degrees north or south of the equator
b) an imaginary line between the North and South poles
c) an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles
d) distance in degrees east and west of the equator

What is the prime meridian?
a) distance in degrees east and west of the equator
b) distance in degrees north or south of the equator
c) an imaginary line connecting the North and South poles
d) an imaginary line between the North and South poles

What is a globe?
a) a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
b) lines straight, land near poles distorted
c) distorts shapes around edges of map
d) longitude lines straight, lattitude lines curved

What is a equal-area projection?
a) a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
b) longitude lines straight, lattitude lines curved
c) lines straight, land near poles distorted
d) distorts shapes around edges of map

What is a conic projection?
a) distorts shapes around edges of map
b) lines straight, land near poles distorted
c) longitude lines straight, lattitude lines curved
d) a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface

What is a Mercator projection?
a) a sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
b) longitude lines straight, lattitude lines curved
c) lines straight, land near poles distorted
d) distorts shapes around edges of map

What is a scale?
a) used by mapmakers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features
b) relates distance on a map to a distance on earth's surface
c) a flat model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above
d) is 1/360 of a way around a circle, unit that helps scientists locate positions on Earth's surface

symbols
a) is 1/360 of a way around a circle, unit that helps scientists locate positions on Earth's surface
b) a flat model of all or part of Earth's surface as seen from above
c) relates distance on a map to a distance on earth's surface
d) used by mapmakers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features

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