Geography exam study notes Flashcards
A line of latitude with the coordinates 66.5 S is:
the Antarctic Circle
The___is located at 23.5 S latitude:
The Tropic of Capricorn
The direction SW is___degrees
225
The type of grid that uses letters and numbers as a reference is called:
Answer: Alphanumeric
Which compass rose is directly opposite NW
SE
Population density is:
People / km square
How many degrees are there between North and West?
Answer: 270
Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.
Answer: north and south
How many degrees are there between North and West?
Answer: 270
Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.
Answer: north and south
How many degrees are there between North and West?
Answer: 270
Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.
Answer: north and south
How many degrees are there between North and West?
Answer: 270
Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.
Answer: north and south
How many degrees are there between North and West?
Answer: 270
Latitude measures distance__ of the equator.
Answer: north and south
If you drew a line from Oshawa to Winnipeg, you would be heading in a(n)____direction.
northwest
The compass direction exactly halfway between northwest and southeast is:
southwest
The compass direction exactly halfway between northwest and southeast is:
southwest
What three main questions do geographers use to find answers to any geographic question?
What is there?
Why there?
Why care?
What are the 4 important geographic concepts?
Interrelationship
Special significance
geographic perspective
pattern & trends
Who uses Iso demographic maps?
Government, Geographers, politicians and urban planners
GPS stands for
Global
position
System
GPS stands for
Global
position
System
GPS (definiton)
government system that provides location data
GPS helps farmers by:
Efficiency
Alertness
Employees
Environmental
Flexibility
Province/Territory:
- Yukon
- Nunavut
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
Capital City:
Winnipeg
Yellow knife
Quebec City
St. Jhons
Toronto
Victoria
Bodies of Water:
Lake Superior
Hudson’s Bay
Beaufort/ artic Ocean
Starting at Winnipeg on the map, which compass direction is:
City B: NW
City C: ESE
City D: ENE
City E: SE
City F: W
things you need on a map
Title
name
date
Capital block letters
Blue water
legend
Scale
Compass
Colored map
Numbers
Points
Lines of longitude
An imaginary line that goes North and South around the Globe.
The 4 main points on a compass rose.
GISDegrees:
Add 22.5 each direction (start at NNE/ after N)
Computer system that manages and analyzes geographic information
CMA
An urban area in Canada with a population over 100 000
Relative location
Where something is located in relation to other geographic features.
Lines of latitude
An imaginary line that goes East and West around the globe
Absolute location
Where something is located in terms of
latitude and longitude.
Ordinal points
The 12 directions that are found between
Carinal points
The 4 main points on a compass rose.
geotechnology
The use of advanced technology in the study of geography and in everyday use.
Population density
The average number of people living in a particular place
Degrees:
Add 22.5 each direction (start at NNE/ after N)
Where in Canada is there a high risk of earthquakes?
Answer: British Columbia
How many Major Plates are there?
Answer: 7
Can an Earthquake happen at a Transform boundary?
Answer: True
