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Geo Exam
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- 1The compass rose has how many cardinal and intermediate directions? (each.)Eight
- 2Compass points can be measured as numbers called...?Compass bearings
- 3True or false: Compass bearings can be calculated specifically to find any point on the earth's surfaceTrue
- 4On a standard map where is north?The top of the map
- 5What are map projections?Efforts to put a 3D earth onto a 2D flat surface
- 6What is wrong with the Mercator projection?The Mercator projection highly distorts the polar regions
- 7What do we use to locate simple places on simple maps?An alphanumeric grid
- 8what can we use to locate any place on the earth's surface?Longitude and Latitude
- 9Longitude refers to...North-south lines measuring the distance from the prime meridian
- 10Latitude refers to...east-west lines measuring the distance from the equator
- 11True or false: Poles, arctic and antarctic circles are important baselinesTrue
- 12longitude and latitude can be used to...compare locations
- 13Time zones are used to...create uniform zones where the time is the same within
- 14How many time zones does Canada have?six/ (five and a half)
- 15True or false: Western locations see people function in their day earlier than easternFalse: Eastern locations see people function in their days earlier than western locations.
- 16what can be used to measure distances between places?Map scales
- 17representative fractions are technical numbers used on...Maps
- 18what are practical ways to calculate distance?line scales and direct statements
- 19true or false: large and small-scale maps show different information on mapsTrue
- 20geography can be described as...physical and human geography
- 21what degree is north on a compass?360
- 22what degree is east on a compass?90
- 23what degree is south on a compass?180
- 24what degree is west on a compass?270
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- Flashcards to help study for grade a 10 level geography exam
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