This map projection is well suited for navigation charts because it gives true compass bearings between points
What is the Mercator Projection?
100
A special kind of ruler that is divided into units of distance.
What is a line scale?
100
This measures the angular distance of places north and south of the equator.
What is latitude?
100
The compass bearing for NNE.
What is 22.5 degrees?
100
The number of time zones on Earth.
What is 24?
200
The adopted map projection used for its standard world reference.
What is the Winkel Tripel Projection?
200
The type of scale that can be used all over the world because it is interchangeable between units.
What is representative fraction scale?
200
The location that is located at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude.
What is the Gulf of Guinea?
200
A 6 digit grid reference is used for this type of grid.
What is a military or map grid?
200
The time in Vancouver if it is 4 pm in Toronto.
What is 1 pm?
300
The four basic features of a map.
What are scale, title, legend and direction?
300
1 km = _____ cm
What is 100 000?
300
The imaginary line that runs through Greenwich.
What is the Prime Meridian?
300
The type of grid typically used for road maps.
What is the alphanumeric grid?
300
It is used to extend daylight hours into the evening when most people are awake.
What is daylight-savings time?
400
These maps are useful because they show information on one particular topic.
What is a thematic map?
400
The type of scale shown here : 1 cm = 5 km
What is a direct statement scale?
400
These imaginary lines run parallel to each other.
What are lines of latitude?
400
The number of Satellites a GPS uses to determine its location.
What is 3?
400
The number of degrees between time zones.
What is 15?
500
These types of maps show a small amount of detail of a large area.
What is a small-scale map?
500
The direct statement scale of a map is 1 cm to 5 km; the distance from point A and B on a map is 7 cm, therefore this is the real distance.
What is 35 km?
500
Canada is located in these 2 hemispheres.
What is the north and the west hemispheres?
500
The line that was established that runs between the North and South Pole and generally follows the 180 degree line of longitude through the Pacific Ocean.