Unit 1 Test Flashcards
Catography refers to the “study of
map making”
List six (6) essentials of a map
- Labels
- Title
- Compass Rose
- Colours (Blue for Water)
- Date
- Legend
The four main points of a compass rose are called the ________ points
Ordinal
The ____ on a map shows the relationship between distances on a map and actual distances
Scale
The major lines of latitude that breaks the earth into northern and southern hemisphere is called the
Equator
The major line of longitude is called the ____ ____. It runs through the town of ____. The line continues to the other side of the earth and is known as the ________.
Prime Meridian
Greenwich
International Dateline
Hamilton’s latitude is ____ degrees north
43
Canada has a population of approximently…
35 Million
The Tropic of Capricorn can be found at
23.5 Degrees S (South)
The Arctic Circle generally runs along this latitude line
66 1/2 Degrees N (North)
If you were travelling across Canada from West to East, the cities, which would you encounter in order are….
Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal
The most Northernly community of Canada is
Alert
The statement “one cm equals one km” is…
A Direct Statement
Hamilton is located in which time zone
Eastern
Each time zone equals ____ degrees of longitude
15
The highest point in Canada is
Mt. Logan
The most westerly point of Canada is
Boundary Peak
Complete the following scale conversion chart (10 marks) Application
Verbal Statement
1cm= 9km
1cm= 2.5km
1cm= 4.5km
1cm= 31.5km
1cm=0.5km
1cm=3km
Linear Scale
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 9 18 27 36 45 km
-
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 km
-
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 4.5 9 13.5 18 22.5 km
-
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 31.5 63 94.5 126 157.5 km
-
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 km
-
0 1 2 3 4 5 cm
0 3 6 9 12 15 km
Representative Fraction
100 000cm= 1km
1: 900 000
1: 250 000
1: 450 000
1: 3 150 000
1: 50 000
1: 300 000
Time zones (10 marks) Application
Besides Each City, write the name of each time zone it is in.
Regina
Yellowknife
St. John’s
Charlottetown
Calgary
Central
Mountain
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Mountain
Complete the following chart:
If the time is…
6:00pm in Victoria
4:00am in Calgary
11:30am in Montreal
11:26am in Victoria
11:59pm in St. John’s
6:00pm in Vancouver
6:00am in Toronto
1:00pm in St. John’s
3:26pm in Fredriction
7:26pm in Victoria
Then the time is…
Label the missing directions on the compass rose N-S Counter-Clockwise (Start at North)
N
NNW
NW
WNW
W
WSW
SW
SSW
S
SSE
SE
ESE
E
ENE
NE
NNE
What is the difference between a small scale map and a large scale map?
Small scale map has large area, small detail
Large scale map has small area, large detail
Who invented the concept of time zones? Why were the concept of time zones created?
Sir Sanford Fleming invented Time Zones.
Time zones were created to show uniformity across the world.
List the Time Zones of Canada from West to East
P M C E A N
Pacific Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Eastern Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Newfoundland Time Zone.
*Canada is often considered a very desirable place to live. Based on the statistics and discussions in class, defend this statament (Use 5 or 6 statistics to support your position and be sure to include all the rankings) *
10 Marks
