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What is Geography?
The study of earth's people, places, environment and society.
Location
The meaning of relative and absolute position on the earth's surface.
Place
Distinguishing physical and human characteristics of locales. An office
Movement
Patterns and change in human spatial interactions on earth.
Human and Environmental Interactions
The development and consequences of human and environmental relationships.
Regions
How they form and change.
Absolute Location
A place's absolute location on earth.
Relative Location
A description of how a place is related to other places.
Elements of a Map
Title, boarder, legend, scales, direction indicator and date of publication.
Small Scale Map
Covers a large geographic region.
Large Scale Map
Covers a small geographic region.
GPS
A satellite
GIS
A computer system that menages and analyzes geographic information.
Remote Sensing
Using a satellite to see or measure something from a large distance.
Telematics
The technology of sending, receiving and storing information relation to remote objects.
Compass Rose
A diagram using directions and bearings for navigational purposes.
Bearings
The direction in degrees you need to go.
Compass Points
Primary points, intermediary points and ordinal points.
Latitude
Lines that run from east and west around the globe and measure north and south. From 0
Longitude
Lines that run north and south and meet at the poles. Measures east and west. From 0
Tropic of Cancer
Horizontal line at 23.5 north of the equator.
Tropic of Capricorn
Horizontal line at 23.5 south of the equator.
The Arctic Circle
Horizontal line at 66.5 north of the equator.
The Antarctic Circle
Horizontal line at 66.5 south of the equator.
The Equator
Horizontal line at 0 latitude.
The Prime Meridian
Vertical line at 0 longitude.
Which Hemisphere is Canada Located in?
Northern Hemisphere.
How many time zones does Canada have and how many hours apart are they?
6 times zones each within 4 and a half hours.
What happens to the time as we travel west and east?
Travelling left will lose an hour and travelling right will gain an hour.
How many degrees apart are the time zones?
15 of longitude apart.
What does DST represent and why do we use it?
DST represents daylight savings we do this to make more use of the daylight.
