MAPPING SKILLS
Which direction does longitude run?
Vertical
What type of maps is Google maps?
What does each letter in LOWER NEAR WATER
Latitude
Ocean Currents
Wind
Elevation
Relief
Near Water
What are the 7 landform regions found in Canada?
Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay-Arctic Lowlands, Interior Plains (lowlands), Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Lowlands, Appalachian Mountains, Western Cordillera, Innuitian Mountains
True or False: Alfred Wegener believed that millions of years ago, the world was divided into two continents and slowly moved into what we have now.
False
What is the purpose of a title on a map?
Shows the subject of the map.
True or false? Topographic maps show how wide and long rivers and other bodies of water are.
False
_____________________ is the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
Physical Geography
What does weathering do to rocks?
Breaks them down
What was the name of the original large landmass Alfred Wegener believes to be the first continent.
Pangea
What does every map need?
Legend
Title
Scale
Compass
If I asked you to show me how high mount Everest was, what kind of map would you need?
Topographic Map
What does Relief mean?
Relief refers to differences in elevation caused by features on the landscape, for example, a mountain range is type of relief. Even a small barrier like a building can cause a temperature difference.
Which landform region is created by converging plates?
Canadian Shield
What continent do we live in right now?
North America
Is the Prime Meridian vertical or horizontal?
Vertical
Convert to DMS
64.682244, -19.423208
64° 40' 56", 19° 25' 23"
When investigating the natural factors that influence landform changes, what type of geography are you looking at?
Physical Geography
Give 3 reasons why most people live in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands?
The mild climate
The nearness to the United States
To live in or near to a large city
True or False: Europe and Russia apart of the same continent.
True - Russia is a country IN Eurpoe
What are the 3 types of scale?
Linear scale
written scale
ratio scale
What are the three different types of Map Projections?
azimuthal
conical
cylindrical
Population divided by land area
What process or action needs to happen in order for sedimentary rocks to form?
Weathering and erosion and then compaction and cementation
What are the seven continents?
North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia