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Unit 1 - Mapping and Geotechnologies

Unit 1 - Mapping and Geotechnologies

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Question 1 of 50

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What is Geography?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

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What are the two Geography Disciplines?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

Landforms
Immigration
Population
Rock Cycle

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

Maps
Plate Tectonics
Sustainability
Climate

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

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What is a map?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

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What are the six map requirements?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

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What is a Large Scale Map?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

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What is an example of a Large Scale Map?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

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What scale would a large scale map typically have?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

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What is a small Scale Map?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

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What is an example of a small scale map?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

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What scale would a small scale map typically have?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

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A General purpose map

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

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A Thematic Map

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

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A Topographic Map

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

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A Digital Map

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

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What direction is at the Question Mark?

Select one of the following:

North East
South East
North West
South West

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

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What direction is at the Question Mark?

Select one of the following:

South East
North East
South West
North West

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

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Which of the following is NOT a cardinal point?

Select one of the following:

North East
North
East
South

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

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What direction is opposite of NE?

Select one of the following:

SW
NW
SE
S

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

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What direction is the opposite of NNW?

Select one of the following:

SSE
NNE
SSW
ESE

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

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What type of grid system is shown?

Select one of the following:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

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What type of grid is shown?

Select one of the following:

Alphanumeric
Military
General Purpose
Digital

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

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What is true about an Easting?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

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What is true about a Northing?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

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The prime meridian runs through which place on Earth?

Select one of the following:

Greenwich
Ottawa
London
Paris

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

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Where is Oakville located?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

1

What hemisphere is Russia in?

Select one of the following:

NE
NW
SE
SW

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

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What does GPS stand for?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

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What does GIS stand for?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

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A GPS

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 34 of 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?

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

Remote sensing
Satellites
GPS
GIS

Explanation

Question 36 of 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?

Select one of the following:

GIS
GPS
Layer
Picture

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

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A Direct Statement Scale

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

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Line Scale

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

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Representative Fraction Scale

Select one of the following:

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.

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

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What type of Scale is this?

Select one of the following:

Line Scale
Representative Fraction Scale
Direct Statement Scale
Ratio Scale

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 42 of 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?

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

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How many time zones are there?

Select one of the following:

14
24
180
360

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

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

Select one of the following:

15 degrees
360 degrees
24 degrees
90 degrees

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

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How many time zones does Canada have?

Select one of the following:

6
4
5
7

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

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Who introduced the idea of standard time?

Select one of the following:

Sir Sandford Fleming
John A. MacDonald
Louis Riel
John Guest

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

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Time zones that are east of the Prime Meridian

Select one of the following:

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)

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

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Time zones that are west of the Prime Meridian

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

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If you cross the International Date Line moving westward

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

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If you cross the International Date Line move eastward

Select one of the following:

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

Explanation