Map Symbols And Location

Question 1

What is RED mao symbol represent?

Answer 1

Construction features

-light house ,marine light

Question 2

What does grey represent?

Answer 2

Construction features
Street patterns

Grid -Piet retief
Irregular planned -sasolburg
Irregular unplanned - old Jerusalem

Question 3

BLUE?

Answer 3

Hydrographic landmarks

Canals rivers and lakes

Question 4

BROWN?

Answer 4

Hypsographic landmarks and relief

Contours and dunes

Question 5

GREEN?

Answer 5

Vegetation landmarks

Cultivated lands and orchards

Question 6

Black

Answer 6

Roads and railways

Question 7

Name 7 facts about latitude lines ?

Answer 7

-east west lines
-parallels- always parallel
-imaginary lines -n/s
-equator -circles globe halfway -n/s
-distance from equator -degrees - divided to min
60 min -degree -60 sec -min

Question 8

Name important latitude lines

Answer 8

Sun rays
Earth axis

• Arctic circle
• tropic of cancer
• equator
• tropic of Capricorn
• antartic circle

Question 9

Name 7 things about longitude

Answer 9

-north and south poles 
Meridians
Pass through poles
Measure east / west meridian 
Degree ,min' sec"
On degrees - 60 min -1 min - 60 sec
Latitude 1 then longitude

Question 10

Give 3 facts about prime meridian ?

Answer 10

Imaginary line
Greenwich England

October 1884 Washington d.c

Question 11

Explain international date line ?

Answer 11

180 longitude line
Straight -two days -sams

Travel east wards from Japan to Alaska
Changing in date.- cross ind east to west