Important Terms 1
The study of the earth and everything on it is called?
Geography (Candy Prize!)
These people study the Earth, its people, and the relationships between them.
Geographers
This western province is known for its Rocky Mountains, oil sands and the city of Edmonton.
Alberta (Canady Prize!)
This imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator (Candy Prize!)
A map has a scale of 1 cm = 5 km. Two villages are 3 cm apart on the map. What is the actual distance between them?
15 km. (Because 3 cm on the map represents 3 times 5 km in reality) (Candy Prize!)
An area on Earth that has a specific time that all citizens can set their clocks to.
Time Zone (Candy Prize!)
Directions Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW), and Northwest (NW).
Intermediate Directions (Candy Prize!)
The prairie province known for its wheat fields, RCMP and capital city of Regina.
Saskatchewan (Get 1 free answer on the test)
These are imaginary lines that run east–west and measure distance north or south of the equator
Latitude
Canada's National Capital City
Ottawa, Ontario
This tool shows direction on a map and includes North, South, East, and West.
Compass
This type of location gives an exact point on Earth using coordinates or addresses. (Ex. CBI is located at 11 Mt. Bernard Ave.)
Absolute location (Candy Prize!)
The smallest province of Canada
PEI
North America is located in these 2 hemispheres
Northern and Western (Candy Prize!)
Humans rely on their environment for these three vital NEEDS. (Meaning if you don't have them... you will die!
Food, Water, Shelter (Candy Prize!)
This type of location describes where something is in relation to another place. (ex. CBI is located close to the Valley Mall)
Relative Location (Candy Prize!)
This part of the mapping rule explains the symbols and colors on a map.
Legend (Candy Prize!)
This province is famous for its fjords, icebergs, and cod fisheries.
Newfoundland! (Candy Prize!)
This continent that stretches across the most hemispheres
Africa (Candy Prize!)
If it is 8:00 AM in Halifax (Atlantic Time), it is this time in St. John’s (Newfoundland Time).
8:30 AM (Candy Prize!)
This imaginary line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian (Get 1 free answer on the test)
This part of a map shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground.
Scale (Get 1 free answer on the test)
The capital city of British Columbia, located on the west coast.
Victoria (Candy Prize!)
These are imaginary lines that run north–south and measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Longitude (Get 1 free answer on the test)
Name 3 of Canada's Territories
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Get 1 free answer on the test)