bearing
What are the general directions used to explain one point of reference from another.
North, South, East and West
What is the direction of the bearing at 0 degrees?
North
Area reference contains how many numbers?
4
Which direction is measured first, latitude or longitude?
Latitude
What is a contour line?
Lines on a topographic map.
What are the compass directions used for the areas exactly between N and E, and S and W.
North East and South West
What is the bearing of the direction due South?
180 degrees
Grid reference contains how many numbers?
6
How many degrees are between each of the maps latitude and longitude lines
2 degrees
What do contour lines represent?
The gradient or relief of a slope.
What are the 2 compass directions directly adjacent to North?
NNE and NNW
What is the bearing of the West direction?
270 degrees
Area and grid references are measured from which point of the grid?
Bottom left hand corner.
How many minutes are in one degree?
60
A steep slope has lines closer together, or further apart on a topographic map.
Closer together
What are the 3 compass directions between South and West?
SSW, SW and WSW
What are the direction of the bearings 90 degrees, and 270 degrees?
East and West
What is the linear scale?
1cm on the map = 1km in real life
Describe how you would provide co-ordinates for an area within Australia.
degrees and minutes South, and degrees and minutes East
What is meant by the aspect of a slope?
It refers to the direction that the slope faces.
What are the 8 compass directions which have 3 letters as a reference point?
NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW
List the bearing of all four of the compass directions.
0 degrees, 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 270 degrees
What is the ratio scale? What is its actual term?
When a ratio is shown on a map for refence. eg 1:50
Representative Fraction or RF
When referencing co-ordinates in Australia, which directional terms are used and why?
South - of the Equator
and East - of the Prime Meridian
How do we express gradient?
Gradient = rise / run in metres.