Unit 1 Test

Question 1

Catography refers to the “study of

Answer 1

map making”

Question 2

List six (6) essentials of a map

Answer 2

1. Labels
2. Title
3. Compass Rose
4. Colours (Blue for Water)
5. Date
6. Legend

Question 3

The four main points of a compass rose are called the ________ points

Answer 3

Ordinal

Question 4

The ____ on a map shows the relationship between distances on a map and actual distances

Answer 4

Scale

Question 5

The major lines of latitude that breaks the earth into northern and southern hemisphere is called the

Answer 5

Equator

Question 6

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 ________.

Answer 6

Prime Meridian
Greenwich
International Dateline

Question 7

Hamilton’s latitude is ____ degrees north

Answer 7

43

Question 8

Canada has a population of approximently…

Answer 8

35 Million

Question 9

The Tropic of Capricorn can be found at

Answer 9

23.5 Degrees S (South)

Question 10

The Arctic Circle generally runs along this latitude line

Answer 10

66 1/2 Degrees N (North)

Question 11

If you were travelling across Canada from West to East, the cities, which would you encounter in order are….

Answer 11

Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal

Question 12

The most Northernly community of Canada is

Answer 12

Alert

Question 13

The statement “one cm equals one km” is…

Answer 13

A Direct Statement

Question 14

Hamilton is located in which time zone

Answer 14

Eastern

Question 15

Each time zone equals ____ degrees of longitude

Answer 15

15

Question 16

The highest point in Canada is

Answer 16

Mt. Logan

Question 17

The most westerly point of Canada is

Answer 17

Boundary Peak

Question 18

Complete the following scale conversion chart (10 marks) Application

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Central
Mountain
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Mountain

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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…

Question 21

Label the missing directions on the compass rose N-S Counter-Clockwise (Start at North)

Answer 21

N
NNW
NW
WNW
W
WSW
SW
SSW
S
SSE
SE
ESE
E
ENE
NE
NNE

Question 22

What is the difference between a small scale map and a large scale map?

Answer 22

Small scale map has large area, small detail
Large scale map has small area, large detail

Question 23

Who invented the concept of time zones? Why were the concept of time zones created?

Answer 23

Sir Sanford Fleming invented Time Zones.
Time zones were created to show uniformity across the world.

Question 24

List the Time Zones of Canada from West to East

P M C E A N

Answer 24

Pacific Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone, Central Time Zone, Eastern Time Zone, Atlantic Time Zone, Newfoundland Time Zone.

Question 25

*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