map skills Flashcards
what does the symbol S on a local map indicate?
a school
name the 7 continents
Africa Antarctica Asia Australasia Europe North America South America
Name 2 ways that a hospital may be indicated on a local map
letter H or a red cross
what is an alpha-numeric grid reference
a grid where each block is labeled using both letters (alpha) and numbers (numeric). Coloumns are usually referenced using letters and rows using numbers.
what do we call the point where streets cross each other
an intersection
what are cardinal points?
the points on the compass
what are cardinal points?
the main points on the compass
a street map is usually a large scale or small scale map
large scale
a world map is usually a large or small scaled map?
small scale
a world map is usually a large or small scale map?
small scale
what line of latitude is found at 0 degrees
the equator
true or false: a small scale map shows a large area of land
true
is the tropic of cancer a line of latitude or longiude
latitude
is the tropic of cancer a line of latitude or longitude
latitude
where might one find the tropic of Capricorn
23 degrees south
what is found at 90 degrees south
the south pole
what line of longitude is found at 0 degrees
the Greenwich Meridian
what is another name for lines of longitude
meridians
what is another name for lines of lattitude
paralleles
what is another name for lines of latitude
parallels
where is the international date line
at 180 degrees (opposite the Greenwich Meridian)
why do we need a scale on a map
so that you can work out distances between places in real life
would a scale of 1cm = 100m be found on a large scale or small scale map
large scale
is latitude or longitude given first when writing co-ordinates of a place
latitude first then longitude
T or F: latitude is given in degrees E or W
false
In the coordinate for Windhoek: 22S, 17E, which is the line of latitude and which is the line of longitude?
22*S = latitude 17*E = longitude
