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Geography and Map Skills
Geography and Map Skills
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A quiz to review the basic concepts in the Geography and Map Skills Unit.
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1
How many time zones (time belts) does Canada have?
5
8
6
7
2
This line of latitude divides the earth into the northern and western hemisphere
Equator
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
3
What degree is the International Date Line?
180 degrees
90 degrees
0 degrees
120 degrees
4
The Tropic of Cancer is at
23.5 degrees S
66.5 degrees N
23.5 degrees N
66.5 degrees S
5
If it is 2pm at the prime meridian it is ___________ at 30 degrees East.
4pm
12pm
1pm
3pm
6
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution?
1 day
24 hours
365.25 days
365 days
7
a body of water separating one or more islands from the mainland
sound
gulf
port
bay
8
elevated flat land
cape
elevation
plateau
island
9
Ethiopia is on the continent of
North America
South America
Asia
Africa
10
How many continents are there in the world?
7
8
5
6
11
a strip of land connecting 2 landmasses
peninsula
isthmus
strait
delta
12
Which time zone is Toronto in?
Mountain Time
Pacific Standard Time
Central Time
Eastern Standard Time
13
land stuck out into water
cape
peninsula
island
isthmus
14
When we give coordinates, which one do we list first?
Latitudes
Longitudes
15
Which is the largest continent in the world?
North America
Asia
Africa
Australia
16
Lines of longitude are also known as ______________.
parallels
meridians
17
Argentina is on the continent of
Asia
South America
North America
Africa
18
When do we have equal length of day and night?
Equinox
Solstice
19
canal
a man-made channel of water used for ships or for irrigation
a stretch of water which connects 2 large bodies of water
a narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses
a narrow inlet of sea with steep banks.
20
How many time zones is the world divided into?
12
24
20
15
21
Which time zone is Vancouver in?
Eastern Standard Time
Pacific Standard Time
Mountain Time
Newfoundland Time
22
Which borough of London does the Prime Meridian run through?
Greenland
Greenwich
Greentown
Greenfolk
23
A large body of water
ocean
isthmus
cape
delta
24
A narrow stretch of water which connects two large bodies of water
isthmus
canal
strait
sound
25
Each time zone is __________ apart.
20 degrees
5 degrees
10 degrees
15 degrees
26
Iraq is on the continent of
North America
Asia
Africa
South America
27
Canada is on the continent of
South America
North America
Asia
Africa
28
a large deep body of water that goes far into the land
port
gulf
bay
harbor
29
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation?
1 month
24 hours
1 week
1 year
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a narrow inlet of sea formed by a glacier
canal
strait
fiord
reef
