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Term 1 Flashcards

About scale and map work

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1
Q

Atlas Index:

Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(what is the place name)

A

Soweta

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Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(what is the page to find this place in the atlas)

A

Page 35

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3
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Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(which country is this place found)

A

SA

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4
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Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(which latitude position is this place)

A

26 S

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5
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Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(what is the grid-block reference for this place)

A

B2

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Soweta (SA) 35 B2 26 S 28 E

(which longitude position is this place)

A

28 E

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7
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Lines of latitude:

Lines … a globe

A

around

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8
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Lines of latitude:

Also called

A

Parallels

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9
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Lines of latitude:

Called parallels - why

A

They run parallel to one another and are an equal distance from another

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10
Q

Lines of latitude:

Degrees of latitude are numbered from

A

0 to 90 N / 90 s

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11
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Lines of latitude:

0 degree line

A

Equator

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12
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Lines of latitude:

90 degrees north

A

north pole

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13
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Lines of latitude:

90 degrees south

A

south pole

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14
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Lines of latitude:

List the lines of latitude from the N. pole to the equator

(2)

A
  • Arctic circle - 66,5 N
  • Tropic of Cancer - 23,5 N
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Lines of latitude:

List the lines of latitude from the equator down

(2)

A
  • Tropic of Capricorn - 23,5 S
  • Antarctic circle - 66,5 S
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16
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Lines of longitude:

Lines … a globe

A

over

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17
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Lines of longitude:

Also called

A

Meridians

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18
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Lines of longitude:

These lines run

A

up and down a globe
(from north to south poles)

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19
Q

Lines of longitude:

Degrees of logitude are spread out around the globe from

A

0 degrees to 180 E / W

20
Q

Lines of longitude:

180 line of logitude

(both names)

A

Greenwich merdian / prime meridian

21
Q

Lines of longitude and latitude:

How do they get their name

A

From the size of the angle that is formed between 0 + the centre of globe

22
Q

What is a Hemisphere:

What is the shape of a globe called

A

sphere

23
Q

What is a Hemisphere:

Half of a sphere

A

hemisphere

24
Q

What is a Hemisphere:

How can a sphere be divided

A

Into 2 halves / hemispheres. It can be cut vertically and horizontally

25
Q

Northern and Southern hemispheres:

Are divided by what

(look at heading)

A

Equator

26
Q

Northern and Southern hemispheres:

How are they divided

A

Horizontally

27
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

Divided by what

A

Greenwich merdian / prime meridian

28
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

How are they divided

A

Vertically

29
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

Why is the eastern and western hemispheres divided by the 180 degree line of longitude?

A

They chose 1 vertical line
- it has one line that faces us
- one that doesn’t

- they = scientists

30
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

The line that faces us

A

Greenwich Meridian (Prime) - 0 degree line

31
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

Line that faces away from us

A

180 degree line of logitude

32
Q

Eastern and Western hemispheres:

Where does the ‘special’ line run from

(special - greenwich/prime meridian)

A

Pole to pole

33
Q

Location of SA:

Located where

Hemispheres

A

Southern and Eastern

34
Q

Latitude and logitude on a map:

What follows after every degree of latitude

A

North / south

35
Q

Latitude and logitude on a map:

What follows after every degree of logitude

A

East / west

36
Q

Naming points on a map:

Latitude / Longitude first when plotting

A

Latitude then logitude

37
Q

Naming points on a map:

Why must we write N, S, W or E after the number

A

So we know the if it’s e/w of the greenwich and N/S of the equator

38
Q

Naming points on a map:

What do we do if the place is not exactly on a line

A

estimate the closest answer

39
Q

Consept of scale

A

An object that is an exact but smaller copy of the original -called a model

40
Q

Model

(keeps what)

A

Keeps the shape of the original object

41
Q

How are the cars scaled?

(there is a big car and a small car)

A

They are scaled down

(copies of the real objects)

42
Q

What is the same about the original and the model?

A

They look exactly the same

43
Q

Why are the model and original object the same?

A

Because the model is equally smaller

44
Q

What do we say when a model has been reduced in size?

A

It has been scaled down

45
Q

What do we call the number of times a model has been reduced?

A

The size

46
Q

What can also happen to a model other than being scaled down?

A

It can be made larger

47
Q

What do we call it when a model is made bigger?

A

Enlarged / scaled up

Grade 6: Geography (5 decks)

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