What is Geography?
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.
What are the two Geography Disciplines?
Human and Physical
Landforms and Ecology
Geology and Physical
GIS and GPS
Which of the following is NOT an area of study for Human Geography?
Landforms
Immigration
Population
Rock Cycle
Which of the following is NOT an area of Physical Geography?
Maps
Plate Tectonics
Sustainability
Climate
What is a map?
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.
What are the six map requirements?
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
What is a Large Scale Map?
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.
What is an example of a Large Scale Map?
A map of the world.
A map used for hiking.
A map found in an atlas.
A map that shows Europe.
What scale would a large scale map typically have?
1:25,000
1:250,000
1:2,500,000
1:250,00,000
What is a small Scale Map?
What is an example of a small scale map?
A map for hiking.
A map of the Appleby Campus.
A map used in a shopping mall.
What scale would a small scale map typically have?
1:15,000
1:30,000
A General purpose map
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.
A Thematic Map
A Topographic Map
A Digital Map
What direction is at the Question Mark?
North East
South East
North West
South West
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal point?
North
East
South
What direction is opposite of NE?
SW
NW
SE
S
What direction is the opposite of NNW?
SSE
NNE
SSW
ESE
What type of grid system is shown?
Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital
What type of grid is shown?
What is true about an Easting?
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
What is true about a Northing?
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 prime meridian runs through which place on Earth?
Greenwich
Ottawa
London
Paris
Which of the following statements about Lines of Latitude is FALSE?
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.
Which of the following statements about Lines of Longitude are incorrect?
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.
Where is Oakville located?
North West Hemisphere
43° 25' 60 N
79° 40' 0 W
What hemisphere is Russia in?
NE
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
Global Parallel System
Geographic Positioning System
Geographic Positioning Site
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information Systems
Global Information System
Global Information Satellite
Geographic Information Satellite
A GPS
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.
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?
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.
Technology that is used for studying the earth from a distance is called
Remote sensing
Satellites
GPS
GIS
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?
Layer
Picture
A Direct Statement Scale
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.
Line Scale
only found on a large scale map
Representative Fraction Scale
is only found on a small scale map.
What type of Scale is this?
Direct Statement Scale
Ratio Scale
If a Representative Fraction Scale is expressed as 1:50,000. What is the Direct Statement Scale?
1 cm = .5 km
1 cm = 5 km
1 cm = 50 km
5 cm = .1 km
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?
1:2,500
How many time zones are there?
14
24
180
360
Approximately, using degrees, how far apart are each time zone?
15 degrees
360 degrees
24 degrees
90 degrees
How many time zones does Canada have?
6
4
5
7
Who introduced the idea of standard time?
Sir Sandford Fleming
John A. MacDonald
Louis Riel
John Guest
Time zones that are east of the Prime Meridian
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)
Time zones that are west of the Prime Meridian
Are ahead of UT
Are behind UT
Are a day ahead of UT
Are a day behind UT
If you cross the International Date Line moving westward
You add a day
You lose a day
You are one hour ahead of UT
You are one hour behind UT
If you cross the International Date Line move eastward