LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
What is the Equator and what does it divide?
The Equator is the most important line of latitude and it divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.
What does a scale on a map represent?
It represent the ratio between a two points on a map and their actual distance on Earth.
What is a settlement in geography?
Settlement refers to the locations where people decide to live and shape for their own purposes.
What are contour lines, and what do they represent on a map?
They can also help us to show the height above sea level, uplands, lowlands, as well as valleys and floodplains. Furthermore, they give us an idea about the slope and how the ground is shaped.
What is a survey map used for?
It is used to have an idea about how the ground is shaped, about the altitude, and the elevation of a mountain/hill.
What are the coordinates of the North Pole?
84°N 174°W
What does the ratio 1:1000 mean?
1 cm on a map corresponds to 1000 cm on a real distance.
Name two factors that influence where settlements are located.
Rivers and plains, etc.
How can you tell if a slope is steep or gentle using contour lines?
The closer two contour lines are, the steeper the slope is.
What information can you typically find on a survey map?
Legend, altitude, elevation, steepness of the slope, contour interval, etc.
How do you determine a location's longitude?
We need to focus on the Prime Meridian and calculate the distance of a point from it.
What is the difference between verbal and bar scale?
Verbal scale is the written ration, while the bar scale is its graphic representation.
What role do natural resources play in the establishment of settlements?
They determine where people will build their cities and how they will develop in the future.
What does it mean when contour lines are close together?
It means that we are facing a steep slope and that we are close to the top of a hill or a mountain.
How do survey maps differ from other types of maps?
describe the differences :)
Name other important latitude lines
Artic circle, Antartic circle, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
How do you convert a real-world distance into a distance on a map? Think of any examples.
We need to calculate the ratio between the points on a map, such as...
What are the characteristics of a urban settlement?
It is affected by a massive presence of roads, transports, houses, etc.
How do contour lines indicate a valley or a hill on a map?
It depends on whether they are close together or they are far from each other.
What is drainage?
It refers to all the characteristics of bodies of water on a map
Why is the Prime Meridian significant in geography?
It is important because it divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemisphere, and it divides the planet into different time zones.
Calculate the following ratio:
if 1:100000
then 4cm corresponds to how many meters?
0,4m
Describe the difference between urban and rural settlements.
Explain how to read a topographic map using contour lines.
Now it's up to you :)
Is a spot height a synonym for top of a mountain?
No, it isn't, because... :)