Geography Exam Review

Map

A flat representation of the earths surface

Cartographers

People who make maps

General purpose map

maps that are easy to read and provide a lot of information

Topographic maps

Show the features of the earths surface

Thematic maps

show information about a particular location, theme or topic on the Earth's surface

Small scale

Large area, Little detail

Large scale

Small area, Lots of detail

How can bias be created

Through colors, font, and symbols

What are the 3 types of map scales

Direct statement, line, and ratio

Direct statement scale

Use words to tell map scale

Line scale

uses a special ruler to show the distance in real life

Ratio scale

shown in a ratio in the same unit

6 time zones in Canada

PST, MST, CST, EST, AST, NFLD

What time zone is Saskachewan in during the winter

CST

What time zone is Saskachewan in during the summer

MST

Alphanumeric grid

Uses letters and numbers to identify squares in a grid pattern

Military

Uses lines on a map to pinpoint specific locations

Lines of latitude

East to west

Lines of longitude

North to south

What are the 4 hemispheres

Northern, southern, eastern, western

Equator

Splits the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere

North Pole

90 N

South pole

90 S

Tropic of Cancer

23.5 N

Tropic of Capricorn

23.5 S

What do the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn tell us

The summer and winter solstice

Arctic circle

66.5 N

Antarctic circle

66.5 S

Prime meridian

splits earth into 180 eastern and western hemispheres, located at. 0

International date line

The line where the next day begins. Cross west = add a day. Cross east = subtract a day

what comes first

latitude then longitude