Geography exam study notes Flashcards by Melissa Ferreira | Brainscape

Q

A line of latitude with the coordinates 66.5 S is:

A

the Antarctic Circle

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The___is located at 23.5 S latitude:

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The Tropic of Capricorn

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The direction SW is___degrees

A

225

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The type of grid that uses letters and numbers as a reference is called:

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Answer: Alphanumeric

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Which compass rose is directly opposite NW

A

SE

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Population density is:

A

People / km square

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How many degrees are there between North and West?

Answer: 270

Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.

Answer: north and south

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How many degrees are there between North and West?

Answer: 270

Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.

Answer: north and south

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How many degrees are there between North and West?

Answer: 270

Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.

Answer: north and south

A

How many degrees are there between North and West?

Answer: 270

Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.

Answer: north and south

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How many degrees are there between North and West?

A

Answer: 270

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Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.

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Answer: north and south

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If you drew a line from Oshawa to Winnipeg, you would be heading in a(n)____direction.

A

northwest

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The compass direction exactly halfway between northwest and southeast is:

A

southwest

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The compass direction exactly halfway between northwest and southeast is:

A

southwest

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What three main questions do geographers use to find answers to any geographic question?

A

What is there?

Why there?

Why care?

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What are the 4 important geographic concepts?

A

Interrelationship

Special significance

geographic perspective

pattern & trends

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Who uses Iso demographic maps?

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Government, Geographers, politicians and urban planners

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GPS stands for

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Global

position

System

Q

GPS stands for

A

Global

position

System

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GPS (definiton)

A

government system that provides location data

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GPS helps farmers by:

A

Efficiency

Alertness

Employees

Environmental

Flexibility

Q

Province/Territory:

A

Yukon
Nunavut
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
Nova Scotia

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Capital City:

A

Winnipeg

Yellow knife

Quebec City

St. Jhons

Toronto

Victoria

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Bodies of Water:

A

Lake Superior

Hudson’s Bay

Beaufort/ artic Ocean

Q

Starting at Winnipeg on the map, which compass direction is:

A

City B: NW

City C: ESE

City D: ENE

City E: SE

City F: W

Q

things you need on a map

A

Title

name

date

Capital block letters

Blue water

legend

Scale

Compass

Colored map

Numbers

Points

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Lines of longitude

An imaginary line that goes North and South around the Globe.

A

Q

The 4 main points on a compass rose.

GISDegrees:

Add 22.5 each direction (start at NNE/ after N)

A

Q

Computer system that manages and analyzes geographic information

CMA

A

Q

An urban area in Canada with a population over 100 000

Relative location

A

Q

Where something is located in relation to other geographic features.

Lines of latitude

A

Q

An imaginary line that goes East and West around the globe

Absolute location

A

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A

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Where something is located in terms of

latitude and longitude.

A

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Ordinal points

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The 12 directions that are found between

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Carinal points

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The 4 main points on a compass rose.

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geotechnology

A

The use of advanced technology in the study of geography and in everyday use.

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Population density

A

The average number of people living in a particular place

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Degrees:

A

Add 22.5 each direction (start at NNE/ after N)

Q

Where in Canada is there a high risk of earthquakes?

A

Answer: British Columbia

Q

How many Major Plates are there?

A

Answer: 7

Q

Can an Earthquake happen at a Transform boundary?

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Answer: True