cartography

Question 1

what is a map

Answer 1

a model of earth’s surface

Question 2

what is cartography

Answer 2

the science of mapmaking

Question 3

the greek word “charte” means

Answer 3

piece of paper

Question 4

“graphy” refers to

Answer 4

a drawing

Question 5

who was ptolemy

Answer 5

an egyptian astronomer and geographer who helped change cartography

Question 6

who was the first person to put north on top of a map

Answer 6

ptolemy

Question 7

what is modern mapmaking based on

Answer 7

a coordinate system

Question 8

a coordinate system allows one to

Answer 8

locate a point by labeling it with numbers

Question 9

what are the numbers in a coordinate system known as

Answer 9

coordinates

Question 10

what is the most commonly used coordinate system

Answer 10

the cartesian system

Question 11

what is a point

Answer 11

a position on a place

Question 12

what is latitude/parallels

Answer 12

imaginary parallel lines that go from east to west in a coordinate system to locate any point in the world

Question 13

what is longitude/meridian

Answer 13

imaginary lines that go from north to south and pass through the north and south pole

Question 14

how many degrees of latitude are there

Answer 14

360

Question 15

how many degreed of longitude are there

Answer 15

360

Question 16

five major parallels of latitudes are

Answer 16

arctic circle
tropic of cancer
equator
tropic of Capricorn
antarctic circle

Question 17

what is the equator

Answer 17

an imaginary line at 0 latitude that goes from east to west and is the reference point of latitude

Question 18

what is the prime meridian

Answer 18

an imaginary line at 0 longitude that goes form north to south and is the reference point for longitude

Question 19

what is the international dateline

Answer 19

an imaginary line on the 180 meridian which marks the international date from one day to the next

Question 20

what are the halves of the world

Answer 20

hemisphere

Question 21

for latitude degrees are positive towards

Answer 21

north

Question 22

what is each degree divided into

Answer 22

minutes

Question 23

what is each minute divided into

Answer 23

seconds

Question 24

how many seconds in minute

Answer 24

60

Question 25

how many minute in degree

Answer 25

60

Question 26

positive longitudes are

Answer 26

east of the prime meridian

Question 27

where does the prime meridian pass through

Answer 27

royal observatory grenich london england

Question 28

what comes first latitude or longitude

Answer 28

latitude