Geography quiz Flashcards
Compass Rose
Cardinal Points:
North (N)
East (E)
South (S)
West (W)
Ordinal Points:
North East (NE)
South East (SE)
South West (SW)
North West (NW)
What is the bearing for North Northeast?
Bearing: 22.5 degrees (NNE)
What is the compass point opposite the bearing of 270 degrees?
Compass Point: 90 degrees (East)
What is the only compass point that has two compass bearings?
Compass Point: South (S) has bearings of 180 degrees.
What is the compass point for a bearing of 135 degrees?
Compass Point: Southeast (SE)
What direction is halfway between each of the following directions? a) NE and SW: b) NE and S: c) WSW and NNW:
: N (22.5°) E (90°) (202.5°)
What is the direction of the following bearings? a) 22.5 degrees: b) 112.5 degrees: c) 292.5 degrees:
NNE ESE WNW
Latitude:
Distance measured north or south of the equator.
Longitude:
Distance measured east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Prime Meridian:
Starting point of longitude at 0°, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
International Date Line:
180° longitude; opposite the Prime Meridian.
Major Lines of Latitude:
North Pole: 90° N
Arctic Circle: 66.5° N
Tropic of Cancer: 23.5° N
Equator: 0°
Tropic of Capricorn: 23.5° S
Antarctic Circle: 66.5° S
South Pole: 90° S
Standard Time:
Local time based on the mean solar time.
Universal Time (UTC):
Time standard based on the prime meridian.
Six Time Zone Names in Canada:
Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Mountain Standard Time (MST)
Central Standard Time (CST)
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Atlantic Standard Time (AST)
Newfoundland Standard Time (NST)
If it is 10:00 pm in Whitehorse, Yukon, what time is it in Fredericton, New Brunswick?
Answer: 2:00 am (next day) (Whitehorse is PST, Fredericton is AST, a 4-hour difference).
If it is 3:00 am in Halifax, Nova Scotia, what is it in Toronto, Ontario?
Answer: 2:00 am (Toronto is EST, Halifax is AST, a 1-hour difference).
If I leave Toronto, Ontario at 3:30 pm and fly to Victoria, British Columbia, and the trip takes 5 hours, what time will it be in Victoria?
Answer: 5:30 pm (Victoria is PST, Toronto is EST, a 3-hour difference; 3:30 pm - 3 hours + 5 hours = 5:30 pm).
If I take a 12-hour train trip from Winnipeg to Vancouver and I arrive in Vancouver at 6:00 pm, what time did I leave Winnipeg?
Answer: 6:00 am (Vancouver is PST, Winnipeg is CST, a 2-hour difference; 6:00 pm - 2 hours - 12 hours = 6:00 am).
Three Types of Scale:
Direct Statement: Describes the scale in words.
Linear Scale: A graphical representation of scale.
Representation Fraction: A ratio of map distance to ground distance.
Examples:
Line scale for 1 cm to 7 km: This would be represented as a line marked with segments corresponding to distances.
Direct statement for 1 cm to 400 km: “1 cm on the map represents 400 km on the ground.”
Representation fraction for 1 cm to 115 km: 1:11,500,000 (since 1 cm on the map = 115 km on the ground).
Differences between Large-scale and Small-scale Maps:
Large-Scale Maps: Show a small area in great detail (e.g., 1:50,000 or 1:25,000).
Small-Scale Maps: Show a large area with less detail (e.g., 1:250,000 or 1:500,000).
Be able to label a map of Canada on the test (MAJOR bodies of water,
- **Major Bodies of Water □ Pacific Ocean □ Atlantic Ocean □ Arctic Ocean
□ Hudson Bay □ James Bay □ Ungava Bay
□ Great Bear Lake □ Great Slave Lake □ Lake Huron
□ Lake Superior □ Lake Michigan □ Lake Ontario
□ Lake Erie □ Lake Winnipeg □ St. Lawrence River
Be able to label a map of Canada on the test, capitals,
- □ Whitehorse □ Yellowknife □ Iqaluit
□ Victoria □ Edmonton □ Regina
□ Winnipeg □ Toronto □ Halifax
□ Quebec City □ St. John’s
□ Fredericton □ Charlottetown □ Ottawa (needs a unique symbol of
its own as the national capital!)
