Maps and Landforms Vocabulary

4. Large, flat areas of land that are good for agriculture
7. ____________ mountains: Mountains that begin to form when molten material reaches the surface through a weak area of crust and pile up until a cone shaped structure forms.
9. Distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian (vertical lines)
10. _________ line: Lines on a topographic map that connect points at the same elevation
11. Elevated flat areas of land made of horizontal layers of rock
13. The peak of a mountain
14. __________ mountains: Mountains formed when forces within the Earth squeeze layers of rock together causing peaks to form

1. Time ___________ An area that is approximately 15 degrees of longitude wide in which all times are the same
2. ___________ mountains: Mountains formed when blocks of the Earth's crust are pushed up by forces inside the Earth
3. Distance in degrees North or South of the Equator (horizontal lines)
5. High and steep landforms that have a peak
6. _______ block mountains: Mountains made of huge, tilted blocks of rock that are separated from the surrounding rocks by faults, or cracks
8. Contour __________ the distance between contour lines on a topographic map
11. __________ Meridian: The line of longitude at 0 degrees.
12. A line of latitude at 0 degrees. It is an imaginary line around Earth exactly halfway between the North and South poles