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Here is a Multiple Choice Quiz to help you to understand the concepts and also to practice answering this type of question.

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Unit 1 - Mapping and Geotechnologies

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Frage 1 von 50

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What is Geography?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The study of location and place.
The study of animals.
It is only about maps.
It is the study of people and why they live where they do.

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Frage 2 von 50

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What are the two Geography Disciplines?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Human and Physical
Landforms and Ecology
Geology and Physical
GIS and GPS

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Frage 3 von 50

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Which of the following is NOT an area of study for Human Geography?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Landforms
Immigration
Population
Rock Cycle

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Frage 4 von 50

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Which of the following is NOT an area of Physical Geography?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Maps
Plate Tectonics
Sustainability
Climate

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Frage 5 von 50

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What is a map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A representation of Earth's features on a flat surface.
A very complicated colour drawing.
Satellites in space provide locational information.
A drawing with a lot of details and has a scale.

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Frage 6 von 50

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What are the six map requirements?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Title, Legend, Scale, Date, Direction, and Border
Title, Scale, Distance, Compass Ross, Date and Border
Title, Distance, Instructions, Directions, Scale and Border
Title, Scale, Distance, Legend, Compass Rose and Border

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Frage 7 von 50

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What is a Large Scale Map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a large amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a small area.

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Frage 8 von 50

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What is an example of a Large Scale Map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A map of the world.
A map used for hiking.
A map found in an atlas.
A map that shows Europe.

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Frage 9 von 50

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What scale would a large scale map typically have?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

1:25,000
1:250,000
1:2,500,000
1:250,00,000

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Frage 10 von 50

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What is a small Scale Map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A map that shows a large amount of detail in a small area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a large amount of detail in a large area.
A map that shows a small amount of detail in a small area.

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Frage 11 von 50

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What is an example of a small scale map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

A map for hiking.
A map of the Appleby Campus.
A map of the world.
A map used in a shopping mall.

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Frage 12 von 50

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What scale would a small scale map typically have?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

1:25,000
1:15,000
1:2,500,000
1:30,000

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Frage 13 von 50

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A General purpose map

Wähle eine der folgenden:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

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Frage 14 von 50

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A Thematic Map

Wähle eine der folgenden:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

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Frage 15 von 50

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A Topographic Map

Wähle eine der folgenden:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

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Frage 16 von 50

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A Digital Map

Wähle eine der folgenden:

contains many types of information on one map
contains information on only one topic or theme
large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features.
the location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps.

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Frage 17 von 50

1

What direction is at the Question Mark?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

North East
South East
North West
South West

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Frage 18 von 50

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What direction is at the Question Mark?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

South East
North East
South West
North West

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Frage 19 von 50

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Which of the following is NOT a cardinal point?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

North East
North
East
South

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Frage 20 von 50

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What direction is opposite of NE?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

SW
NW
SE
S

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Frage 21 von 50

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What direction is the opposite of NNW?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

SSE
NNE
SSW
ESE

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Frage 22 von 50

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What type of grid system is shown?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

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Frage 23 von 50

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What type of grid is shown?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

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Frage 24 von 50

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What is true about an Easting?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The numbers of the vertical lines increase as you move west to east.
The numbers of the vertical lines decrease as you move west to east.
The numbers of the horizontal lines increase as you move south to north
The numbers of the horizontal lines decrease as you move south to north

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Frage 25 von 50

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What is true about a Northing?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

The numbers of the horizontal lines increase as you move south to north.
The numbers of the horizontal lines decrease as you move south to north.
The numbers of the vertical lines increase as you move west to east.
The numbers of the vertical lines decrease as you move west to east.

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Frage 26 von 50

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The prime meridian runs through which place on Earth?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Greenwich
Ottawa
London
Paris

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Frage 27 von 50

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Which of the following statements about Lines of Latitude is FALSE?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Run east-west around the globe
Are parallel to the equator
Are located approximated 111 km apart
Run up to 90̊ north and 90̊ south
All of the above are correct.

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Frage 28 von 50

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Which of the following statements about Lines of Longitude are incorrect?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Run north and south
Meet at the poles
Are measured up to180̊ east and 180̊ west of the Prime Meridian.
Are different sizes at different places around the globe.

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Frage 29 von 50

1

Where is Oakville located?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

North West Hemisphere
43° 25' 60 N
79° 40' 0 W
All of the above are correct.

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Frage 30 von 50

1

What hemisphere is Russia in?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

NE
NW
SE
SW

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Frage 31 von 50

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What does GPS stand for?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Global Positioning System
Global Parallel System
Geographic Positioning System
Geographic Positioning Site

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Frage 32 von 50

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What does GIS stand for?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Geographic Information Systems
Global Information System
Global Information Satellite
Geographic Information Satellite

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Frage 33 von 50

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A GPS

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Needs at least 24 satellites to ensure that at least 4 are visible at any time.
Only works during the daytime because the satellites do not work in the dark.
Shows you exactly where you are on a map.
Does not work well when it is foggy.

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Frage 34 von 50

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When we examined the movement of the Mountain Pine Beetle using a GIS, how was the information (attribute data) about the Pine Beetles show on the base map?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

It was a layer of information.
It was a picture of information.
It was just a computer generated image.
The pine beetle attribute data was not shown on the map.

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Frage 35 von 50

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Technology that is used for studying the earth from a distance is called

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Remote sensing
Satellites
GPS
GIS

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Frage 36 von 50

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If you had your exact location on Earth from a GPS, what could you put it in to create a map to see where you are?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

GIS
GPS
Layer
Picture

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Frage 37 von 50

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A Direct Statement Scale

Wähle eine der folgenden:

words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
can only be found on a large scale map.

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Frage 38 von 50

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Line Scale

Wähle eine der folgenden:

words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
only found on a large scale map

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Frage 39 von 50

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Representative Fraction Scale

Wähle eine der folgenden:

scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground.
line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground.
words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface.
is only found on a small scale map.

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Frage 40 von 50

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What type of Scale is this?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Line Scale
Representative Fraction Scale
Direct Statement Scale
Ratio Scale

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Frage 41 von 50

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If a Representative Fraction Scale is expressed as 1:50,000. What is the Direct Statement Scale?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

1 cm = .5 km
1 cm = 5 km
1 cm = 50 km
5 cm = .1 km

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Frage 42 von 50

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If 1 cm on a map equals 2.5 km on the Earth, or 1 cm = 2.5 km, what is the Representative Fraction Scale?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

1:250,000
1:25,000
1:2,500
1:2,500,000

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Frage 43 von 50

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How many time zones are there?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

14
24
180
360

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Frage 44 von 50

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Approximately, using degrees, how far apart are each time zone?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

15 degrees
360 degrees
24 degrees
90 degrees

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Frage 45 von 50

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How many time zones does Canada have?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

6
4
5
7

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Frage 46 von 50

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Who introduced the idea of standard time?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Sir Sandford Fleming
John A. MacDonald
Louis Riel
John Guest

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Frage 47 von 50

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Time zones that are east of the Prime Meridian

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Are ahead of Universal Time (UT)
Are behind Universal Time (UT)
Are a day ahead of Universal Time (UT)
Are a day behind Universal Time (UT)

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Frage 48 von 50

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Time zones that are west of the Prime Meridian

Wähle eine der folgenden:

Are ahead of UT
Are behind UT
Are a day ahead of UT
Are a day behind UT

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Frage 49 von 50

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If you cross the International Date Line moving westward

Wähle eine der folgenden:

You add a day
You lose a day
You are one hour ahead of UT
You are one hour behind UT

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Frage 50 von 50

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If you cross the International Date Line move eastward

Wähle eine der folgenden:

You add a day
You lose a day
You are one hour ahead of UT
You are one hour behind UT

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