Map

Question 1

Canada’s rank in the world in term of size

Answer 1

2nd, 9,992,00 km

Question 2

Canada population

Answer 2

35 million

Ranked 35th in the world

Question 3

Countries population density

Answer 3

Population/area

Canada 35,000,000/9,992,00= 3.5 people/km

Monoco 16,000 people per km

Ranked 228th in the world

Question 4

Per capita GDP

Answer 4

Measure wealth
Ranked 10th
Gross domestic product

Value of the goods and services produced in a year

Per capita means per person

Question 5

Heraldry

Answer 5

Practice of designing, displaying decribing and recording a coat of arms and heraldic badges

Question 6

Map projection

Answer 6

Method used to transfer features of the globe onto the flat surface of a map

Question 7

Mercator projection distort size of countries

Answer 7

Due to the lines of longitude being straight it enlarges the territory’s farther away from the equator

Question 8

National geographic projection

Answer 8

Winkel triple

Compromise of all types of distortions

Question 9

RF scale small scale map

Answer 9

1:250 000 and up 1:50 000 000

Question 10

What is Geography

Answer 10

The study of the earths physical and human systems and the relationships among them.

Question 11

What type of area would a large scale map show? Small scale

Answer 11

Large amount of detail small area, small amount of detail large area

Question 12

General purpose map

Answer 12

Bodies of water, towns, highways, towns

Question 13

Tops graphic map

Answer 13

Shows features on the earths surface-elevation, forestry, sewage

Question 14

Compass rose

Answer 14

A compass showing a direction on a map

Question 15

Cardinal points known as

Answer 15

N, E, S,

Secondary are ordinal points
Ne se sw nw

Question 16

Compass bearings help determine direction

Answer 16

Measure the angle of direction in relation to north

Question 17

What direction

Answer 17

0 north
90 east
180 south
270 west

Question 18

Alphanumeric grid

Answer 18

Uses letters numbers to identity specific squares in a grid pattern

Question 19

Map grid ( military grid)

Answer 19

Blue lines on a topograpic map
Vertical lines called eastings measure east to west

Horizontal lines called northings measure north to south

Uses 6 digits

Question 20

0 longitude

Answer 20

Prime meridian

Question 21

0 latitude

Answer 21

Equator

Question 22

Distance between each degree of latitude

Answer 22

111 Kms

Question 23

Earth time zones

Answer 23

24

Question 24

How many degrees of longitude cover one time zone

Answer 24

360 divided by 24= 15 degrees

Question 25

The time zone prime meridian

Answer 25

UT time universal time

Question 26

Canada time zones

Answer 26

6

Question 27

International dateline at degree of longitude

Answer 27

180 east/west of prime meridian

Question 28

What direction are you going when you add or lose a day going over the international date line

Answer 28

If crossing west add a day

East loss a day

West add east lose

Question 29

Day we change clocks

Answer 29

Fall back fist week November

Spring forward 2nd Sunday in March

Question 30

GPS

Answer 30

Orbiting satellites at least 3 are needed send radio signals to the earth to calculate the latitude and longitude

Question 31

What’s the purpose of the international dateline

Answer 31

If you sail around the world you used to return home a day ahead or behind the people that stayed home

Question 32

Contour Interval

Answer 32

A contour interval is the vertical distance or difference in elevation between contour lines