Unit One- Mapping Skills Flashcards
Geography
Geography is the study of the earth
Human Geography
The study of distribution and organization of humans, and the human use of resources
Ex/ demographics, political geography, urbanization
Physical Geography
The study of non human processes relating to Earth (natural things).
Ex/ glaciers, tectonics, vegetation patterns
Prime Meridian
Line of longitude that divides the world from East to West
Thematic Map
A map that shows a specific theme or idea
Ex/ population map
General purpose map
Atlas maps, road maps, and wall maps. May show bodies of water, roads, railway lines, parks, cities and towns.
Topographic map
Uses contour lines to show elevation and the military grid system to indicate direction
Latitude
Line that runs north to south, and divide the world into east and west. Vertical
Longitude
Runs east to west, dividing the world into north and south. Horizontal
How many time zones are there in Canada?
There are 6 Pacific standard time Mountain standard time Central standard time Eastern standard time Atlantic standard time Newfoundland standard time
What is the actual rotation of the Earth per hour
15 degrees
Where is the starting point (0 longitude line) of the time zones?
Greenwich, England
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 degrees North
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 degrees South
Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Land between these lines is considered tropical
International Date Line
An imaginary line that separates one day from another
Bearing
Direction using degrees
Direction
Where someone is on a map relative to north, east, south and west
Small scale map
Have a small amount of detail, more for general info (denominator is over large)
Large scale map
A map that has a large amount of detail, for a smaller area. (Denominator is small)
Scale
Tells you the size of the features ok the map and how far apart things are.
Direct/ verbal statement scale
Uses words to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on the earths surface.
Ex/ 1cm to 10km
Line/ linear scale
A special kind of ruler that is divided into units of distance
Representative Fraction
A mathematical ratio between mapped and real life distance, easiest for all people around the world to understand.
Ex/ 1: 50 000
