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Mapping and Geographical Skills Flashcards

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What are some examples of physical geography

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  • landforms
  • weather
  • soils
  • vegetations
  • climate
  • location
  • resources
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What are some examples of human geography

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  • politics
  • economics
  • languages
  • employment
  • religions
  • customs
  • shelter
  • settlement
  • food
  • people
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Definition of a geographer

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  • a person who studies people living in societies or communities
  • responds to OR are affected by the natural environment and the human environment
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What does a geographer do?

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  • They study landforms of the earth’s surface and how they are formed
  • They study how humans use the land
  • They study how human activities have affected the Earths natural environment
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What are the branches of physical geography and their definitions

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  • hydrology: the study of water
  • oceanography: the study of the ocean
  • cartography: the study of maps
  • physiography: the study of how the land appears
  • meteorology: the study of weather
  • biography: the study of plants and animals
  • pedalogy: the study of soil
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What are the five themes of geography and a little description of them?

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  1. Location: where is it?
  2. Place: what is it like there?
  3. Human/Environment Interaction: what is the relationship of humans to their environment
  4. Movement: how and why are people and places connected
  5. Regions: how and why is one area different than another?
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What are the two terms and their definitions used with the theme “location”

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  • Absolute location: exact location, often identified by a grid coordinate, street address
  • Relative location: approximate location, a place’s relationship to other places
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What are the two terms and their definitions used with the theme “place”

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  • Physical characteristics: landforms, bodies of water, climate, soils, natural vegetation, and animal life
  • Human characteristics: land use, population density, language patterns, religion and political systems
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What are the three definitions used with the theme “human/environmental interaction”

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  • humans depend on food, air, shelter and clothing
  • humans modify their landscaping, construction, and industry
  • humans adopt with clothing, heating, constructing roads around lakes and bridges over rivers
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What are the two questions/definitions used with the theme “movement”

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  • what systems allow goods, materials, people, ideas and informations to move?
  • physical systems such as the air and water are in constant motion as is the world itself
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What are the four definitions used with the theme “regions”

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  • regions are areas that are unique
  • some regions are distinguished by physical characteristics
  • some regions are distinguished by human characteristics
  • regions can be as small as a classroom, learning centre, a neighbourhood, an industrial park or a construction area
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Latitude

How many miles are between the degrees 32•N-33•N?

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There are 69 miles between the degrees 32•N-33•N

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How long is one degree?

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1 degree= 60 minutes

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What number is the equator?

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The equator is 0.

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What tropic is the top of the earth?

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Tropic of Cancer (66.5•N)

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What tropic is the bottom of the earth?

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Tropic of Capricorn (66.5•S)

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Longitude

What number is the prime meridian?

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The prime meridian is 0.

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Definition of geography

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The study of people and their environment and the interaction between the two

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What is a map?

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A map is a representation of the earths features on a flat surface

*they can also be 3D to show physical features such as mounting and valleys

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What are the different types of maps?

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  • General Purpose Map
  • Thematic Map
  • Topographic Map
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What is a “general purpose map”?

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  • provides many types of information on one map. I.e., roads, regions, water-ways, cities, major highways
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What is a “thematic map”?

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  • provides specific information about a place; usually one topic
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What is a “topographic map”?

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  • uses symbols to show a variety of features; used when you need to examine a small area of the earths surface in detail
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What is a compass rose?

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A compass rose shows the direction on the map

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What are the cardinal points in a compass rose

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North, East, South, West

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What are the inter cardinal points?

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Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest

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What is the international date line (IDL)?

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An imaginary line of longitude on the earths surface

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Where is the international date line located?

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It is located about 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Merdian

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What happens when you cross the IDL moving east

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You subtract a day

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What happens when you cross the IDL when moving west?

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You add a day

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What is a scale

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The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground

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What are the 3 common types of scales cartographers use while creating maps?

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  1. Direct Statement Scale
  2. Line Scale
  3. Representative Fraction Scale
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What is a “direct statement scale”?

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A direct statement scale uses words to describe the relationship between a distance on the Earths surface

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What is a “line scale”?

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A line scale is a special kind of ruler that is divided into units of distance

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What is a “representative fraction scale”?

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A representative fraction scale is a ratio scale where 1 unit on the map represents 50,000 of the SAME unit on the Earths surface

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What are “contour lines”?

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  • a line joining points of equal elevation on a surface
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Definition of “Index Contour”

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  • a contour line that is thicker than the rest and usually labeled with the elevation that it represents
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Definition of “Contour Interval”

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  • the space between the contour lines that represents a set distance
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What are the time zones in Canada and include the number of hours behind universal time (Greenwich Mean Time)

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  1. Pacific Standard Time: 2
  2. Mountain Standard Time: 3
  3. Central Standard Time: 4
  4. Eastern Standard Time: 5
  5. Atlantic Standard Time: 6
  6. Newfoundland Standard Time: 7

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