Maps
What is a map?
A map is a representation of the Earth on a flat surface.
Name 2 examples of human geography and 2 examples of physical geography.
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Latitude and longitude will be used on what type of maps?
Small scale maps
The ocean on Canada's east coast?
Atlantic Ocean
A general purpose map will almost always be set up with this type of "map reading" system.
Alpha-numeric
What are the three types of maps?
General Purpose, Thematic, Topographic
What is Geography?
In military grid, what measure is recorded first?
Easting then Northing
What do we call the major group of 5 lakes in North America? How many can you name?
The great lakes.
Huron, Erie, Ontario, Superior, Michigan
G.P.S technology uses what coordinate system?
Latitude/Longitude
Name 4 of the 7 necessary components to a map?
Compass, Legend, Title, Cartographers name, Border, Date, Scale
Name 2 ways that geography has impacted your life in the past week.
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The scale of a map shows the relationship to the distance on the map and the distance in the real world.
What are the three ways we write a scale on a map?
Direct statement, bar scale, representative fraction
The name of the ocean that borders Canada to the north.
Arctic ocean.
The capital city of New Brunswick is?
Fredericton
What is a LARGE scale map?
A map that shows a small area with a lot of detail.
What are the two very important geographic technologies we discussed in class?
1. G.I.S (Geographic Information Systems)
2. G.P.S (Global Positioning Systems)
What do we call the line of 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator
The large physical region of Canada where there is exposed rocky surface.
Canadian Shield
The direction East would be at what compass bearing?
90 degrees
What is the Prime Meridian?
0 degrees longitude, it runs north south and divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. It runs through the town of Greenwich, England.
Why do all maps have distortions? What is the only accurate way to represent the Earth?
Because the Earth is a sphere, it is impossible to make something round flat without distorting it.
A globe because it is also a sphere shape.
A map with a representative fraction scale of
1:250, 000 would be considered what type of map?
Small Scale
The physical region of North America in which the rocky mountains run through.
Western Cordillera
Name three main distortions that can occur when projecting a map.
Size, shape, distance, direction