Geographic Literacy - Unit #1

Question 1

These imaginary lines run North to South and measure how far East or West a location is of the Prime Meridian.

Answer 1

Longitude

Question 2

How far apart are the parallel latitude lines from one another?

Answer 2

They are about 69 miles apart.

Question 3

0 degrees longitude, the prime meridian runs through which city?

Answer 3

Greenwich, England

Question 4

These lines run east to west

Answer 4

Latitude! Lats lie flat!

Question 5

0 degrees longitude is also known as …..

Answer 5

The Prime Meridian

Question 6

A map with Big Detail of a smaller area is what type of scale?

Answer 6

Big Scale.

Question 7

A map of a larger area which contains very little detail is known as a ??? scale map.

Answer 7

Small Scale map.

Question 8

A name we give to all of those who make maps is….

Answer 8

A Cartographer.

Question 9

Map Projections

Answer 9

Different ways of drawing 2 dimensional representations of Planet Earth. ie: Mercator or Winkel Tripel projections

Question 10

A Map

Answer 10

A representation of the Earth on a flat surface.

Question 11

What can be found on a map? p.21 in textbook

Answer 11

Most maps contain: a title, legend, scale, date of Publication, Direction, Borders.

Question 12

Winkel Tripel Projection

Answer 12

A map projection that is the best balance of all distortions; size, shape, and direction.

Question 13

Mercator Projection:

Answer 13

A map projection that shows accurate compass bearing points, but greatly distorts the size of landmasses near the poles, and near the equator too!

Question 14

Thematic Maps

Answer 14

Are maps that contain specific information about a place which is useful. This type of map communicates information about the countries on it. Perhaps average age, income our cultural information about the countries.

Question 15

Topographic maps are maps which……

Answer 15

show elevation of places relative to sea level.

Question 16

General Purpose Maps:

Answer 16

Are maps which are used to show bodies of water, countries, roads, cities, or elevations. These types of maps often show political boundaries.

Question 17

What do you call the pointy flower-like figure on maps which designates the cardinal directions?

Answer 17

Compass Rose

Question 18

This ordered system of letters and numbers help us to find locations on maps.

Answer 18

Alpha-Numeric Grid location.

Question 19

There are 24 of these around planet Earth, 1 for every 15 degrees of the planet’s rotation.

Answer 19

Time Zones.

Question 20

Who had the bright idea of creating Standard Time Zones.

Answer 20

Sir Sanford Fleming.

Question 21

A system which uses at least 3 satellites, and satellite signals to determine the locations of things and places on the surface of the Earth.

Answer 21

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Question 22

What is the place 180 degrees away from the Prime Meridian?

Answer 22

The International Dateline.

Question 23

The mathematical relationship between a place on Earth, and its reproduction on a map.

Answer 23

Scale.

Question 24

The fraction or ratio which compares the actual size of a place on Earth to its reproduction on a map.

Answer 24

Representative Fraction. ie: 1:50,000 or 1/50,000

Question 25

A scale which is measured using a special kind of ruler that is divided into units of distance, and is located as a figure on a map.

Answer 25

A Line Scale.

Question 26

A scale type where one gets the following information;

1 cm on the map is the equivalent of 300 km.

Answer 26

A direct statement scale.

Question 27

Where rivers begin…..

Answer 27

River Source.

Question 28

Where rivers run into a larger body of water, or ocean.

Answer 28

River Mouth

Question 29

A smaller river, flowing into a larger river is known as ….

Answer 29

Tributary.

Question 30

Raised areas of land which separate drainage basins from one another.

Answer 30

Continental Divides or Divides.

Question 31

An area of land which all drains into one common drainage basin.

Answer 31

Watershed.

Question 32

A triangular area, rich in sediment at the mouth of a river.

Answer 32

a Delta.