unit 1- cartography

Question 1

what does a map need to include

Answer 1

title
labels
colouring
legend
scale
border
compass
grid

Question 2

compass rose

Answer 2

n
nne
ne
ene
e
ese
se
sse
s
ssw
sw
wsw
w
wnw
nw
nnw

Question 3

what is a direct statement

Answer 3

uses words to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a the distance it actually is on the earth (for example 1cm=10km)

Question 4

what is a line or linear scale

Answer 4

shows visually the relationship between the size on the map versus the distance in real life

Question 5

what is a representative fraction

Answer 5

the relationship or distance on the map and in real life is shown in a ratio

Question 6

what is latitude

Answer 6

runs east to west

Question 7

what is longitude

Answer 7

runs north to south

Question 8

what is the major line of latitude

Answer 8

the equator

Question 9

what is the major line of longitude

Answer 9

the prime meridian

Question 10

what are the time zones

Answer 10

pacific
mountain
central
eastern
atlantic
newfoundland

Question 11

what time zone is ancaster in

Answer 11

eastern