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Geo20F - Units 1 & 2 Review
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1
What direction is halfway between NE and SE?
E
ENE
ESE
S
2
Each of the time zones is how many degrees wide?
12
15
13
14
3
What are the secondary points of a compass called?
The Original Points
The Obtuse Points
The Ordinal Points
The Opposite Points
4
1 m = 1000 cm
False
True
5
Geostationary orbit means that satellites stay over the same spot on the Earth.
True
False
6
1 km = 100 000 cm
True
False
7
True or false, a topographic map uses symbols to show a variety of features?
True
False
8
What is a gazetteer?
An index of the places shown on a map.
An index of places shown in an atlas.
The name of Winnipeg's first newspaper.
A group of old ladies who gossip.
9
What is the capital of Newfoundland & Labrador?
Good Bay
St. Paul's
Nain-Voisey Bay
St. John's
10
Pie graphs show values that are not part of a whole.
False
True
11
What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?
Hay R.
Yellowknife
Fort Smith
Redbow
12
What is the capital of British Columbia?
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Haida Gwaii
Vancouver
13
The false colour of light blue indicates water.
False
True
14
What are the four principal points of a compass called?
The Priest Points
The Pope Points
The Cardinal Points
The Bishop Points
15
What does UT stand for?
Unrelenting Time
Unbelievable Time
Universal Time
Unilateral Time
16
If the direct statement scale is 1 cm = 2.5 km, what is the R.F. scale?
1:250 000
1:25 000
1:250
1: 2 500
17
The false colour of light red indicates hardwood forest.
True
False
18
What is the capital of Manitoba?
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
The Pas
Winnipeg
19
1:50 000 is an example of a representative fraction?
False
True
20
A stacked bar graph can be used to represent one value.
False
True
21
According to the textbook, which country has the largest population density?
Bangladesh
Japan
Argentina
Australia
22
The false colour of dark blue indicates water.
False
True
23
What direction is halfway between NNW and SSE?
WNW
SSW
NW
SW
24
An x/y scattergraph is a useful way of showing the relationship between two sets of data.
True
False
25
Daylight-saving time is used to shorten daylight hours into the evening when most people are asleep.
True
False
26
The International Date Line generally follows the 180-degree line of longitude.
False
True
27
A stereo pair image is similar to the way your eyes see objects - from two slightly different positions.
True
False
28
Which of the following is NOT something you would find on a general-purpose map?
bodies of water
roads
camp sites
parks
29
What are the two types of remote sensing?
electronic images from spaceships and from sea vessels
photographs from aircraft and electronic images from satellites
electronic images from satellites and from spaceships
photographs from sea vessels and from aircrafts
30
A line scale is also called a linear scale.
True
False
31
True or false, a thematic map is not designed to show information on one particular topic.
True
False
32
True or false, a small-scale map shows a small amount of detail of a small area?
True
False
33
What is the capital of Alberta?
Edmonton
Calgary
Hinton
Red Deer
34
What is the compass bearing of East?
270 degrees
90 degrees
180 degrees
45 degrees
35
How many time zones are there around the Earth?
24
36
48
12
36
In a scattergraph, the independent variable is influenced by another dependent variable.
True
False
37
The false colour of dark red/brown indicates dense forest and/or coniferous trees.
True
False
38
What is the compass bearing of North?
0 degrees
both 0 degrees and 360 degrees
360 degrees
neither 0 degrees or 360 degrees
39
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Swift Current
Saskatoon
Regina
Prince Albert
40
True or false, lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary?
True
False
41
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
Haliphone
Syndney
Halifax
Pipifax
42
What does GIS stand for?
Geography Interface Solution
Geological Inference System
Geographical Information Systems
Geography Is Sick
43
Which river is Canada's longest?
the St. Lawrence
the Fraser
The Saskatchewan
the Mackenzie
44
What is the capital of Nunavut?
Broughton Island
Pond Inlet
Rankin Inlet
Iqualuit
45
If it is 7:00 am in Rosenort, what time is it in St. John's, Newfoundland?
8:30 am
9:30 am
9:00 am
8:00 am
46
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
Great and Powerful Sansome
Great Posterior System
Global Partitioning System
47
1 km = 1000 m
True
False
48
What is the map grid also called?
The Army Grid
The Military Grid
The Army Grid
49
In the four-digit grid what line runs from the top to the bottom of the map?
Northing
Westing
Southing
Easting
50
True or false, the lines of latitude are approximately 111 km apart on the earth's surface?
True
False
51
How many degrees of longitude does the Earth rotate through in 1 hour?
13
14
12
15
52
What is the capital of Yukon?
Old Crow
Dawson
Whitehorse
Brownhorse
53
Time zones that are west of the prime meridian have local times that are ahead of UT.
False
True
54
What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?
Saratown
Charlestown
Petertown
Charlottetown
55
Stereo pair images may be taken only by satellites.
False
True
56
True or False, a large-scale map shows a large amount of detail of a small area?
False
True
57
What is the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
Hamilton
Sudbury
Thunder Bay
58
What is the capital of Québec?
Montreal
Québec City
Chicoutimi-Jonquière
Povungnituk
59
What is the capital of New Brunswick?
Barneyerton
Saint John
Fredericton
Moncton
60
In an R.F. scale, the first term represents the same unit of measurement as the second term.
True
False
61
Lines of longitude are perpendicular to one another?
True
False
62
Longitude is measured east and west from where?
the latitudinal line
the prime meridian
the longitudinal line
the equator
63
Both a direct statement scale and a representational fraction scale are ratios.
True
False
64
If it is 12:00 pm in Victoria, B.C., what time is it in Halifax, N.S.?
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
6:00 pm
4:00 pm
65
The false colour of pink indicates agricultural crops.
False
True
66
In the four-digit grid, the lines that run horizontally are called what?
Northing
Southing
Westing
Easting
67
Which is NOT a basic feature of a map?
Scale
Legend
Roads
Title
68
1 cm to 10 km is an example of a representative fraction?
False
True
69
What is a map?
a representation of the Earth's features drawn on a round surface
a photograph of the world
a representation of the Earth's features drawn on a flat surface
a simplification of the world
70
Longitude and latitude are measured in angles?
True
False
71
Which is NOT something that can be done with data collected through remote sensing?
agriculture management
monitor the environment
predict the future
study weather and climate
72
As per the textbook, which country has the largest GDP per capita ($US)?
Canada
Luxembourg
United States
France
73
A proportional area graph uses shapes or symbols to represent numerical data on a map.
True
False
74
What is the geographic centre of the world?
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of California
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Guinea
75
Latitude is measured north and south from where?
the latitudinal line
the longitudinal line
the prime meridian
the equator
76
"False colours" refers to the actual colours you would see on an image from space.
False
True
77
If it is 10:00 pm in Rosenort, what time is it in Vancouver?
8:00 pm
8:00 am
12:00 pm
12:00 am
78
Lines of longitude are also called meridians of longitude?
True
False
