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Grade 9-Pre AP Canadian Geography Unit One
Grade 9-Pre AP Canadian Geography Unit One
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1
What province in Canada is largest in area?
Nunavut
Quebec
BC
Ontario
2
In terms of GPS:
Uses 24 satellites orbiting the earth.
all are true
Owned and operated by the US military
A phone is a good example of a reciever
3
This PROPORTIONAL SYMBOL map by John Snow was:
Used to plot gun crimes in NYC
Used to plot traffic accidents in Toronto
used to solve Ebola in western Africa
used to solve Cholera in London, Eng.
4
New York has a coastal location with a natural harbour, with some nearby natural resources.
Site
Situation
5
Spatial Perspective:
Awareness of how something is laid out on the earth by humans.
Aware of how something is reduced in size to fit on a map.
Awareness of the vertical distance from a GPS receiver to a satellite.
6
Charles Gritzner Geographer said:
Culture defines the landscape
The earth is not flat
What is where,why there, why care?
Geography means to describe the earth
7
Which is the most complete set of distortions on some map projections
distance,direction, shape, area
shape, area
direction, shape,topography
distance,direction
8
How many times zones does Canada have?
2
6
1
4
9
The physical character of a place. Important to this term is climate, water sources,
Site
Situation
10
The lines on the map connect data points of the same value.
isolines
lines of latitude
contour intervals
Contours
11
The same map showing GDP per capita is a :
small scale proportional symbol
small scale, national,chloropleth
small scale chloropleth
large scale chloropleth
12
Ortelius is:
Creator of the first Atlas
Creator of Geography
The founder of the hipster movement
Asian Scholar
13
In terms of latitude which is false
also called parallels
The International Dateline is a parallel
measure north and south of the equator
the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are lines
14
Satellites scan the earth's surface and transmit images of a tiny area:
which is a mashup
which is GPS
none of the above
which is remote sensing
15
This would best be described as a:
small scale map
large scale map
16
GIS creates map layers called:
complex layers
mashups
blanket layers
17
What is the oldest form of geography?
Geotechnology
Cartography
Geochemistry
Political Geography
18
How many oceans touch Canada?
2
4
3
1
19
The Mercator Projection distorts:
only arctic regions by shape
tropical regions by distance
both equitorial regions and arctic regions by size
only tropical regions by shape
20
This map projection was adopted by the National Geographic Society which created a better balance of countries
Mercator
Winkel-Tripel
Robinson
Smithsonian
21
Eratosthenes is: ( pick 2)
Asian Scholar
Greek Scholar and Father of Geography
first to calculate the circumference of the earth
Created the first Atlas of the World
22
A specific point on the earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic is a:
region
place
all of the above
location
23
This type of maps shows the % of people who own guns.
Cartogram
Proportional Symbol
Chloropleth
Dot distribution
24
The maps in the image are:
Cartograms
Dot Distribution Maps
Chlropleth Maps
Proportional Symboled Map
25
This map show the GDP per capita worldwide. The scale of analysis is:
national
local
none of the above
global
26
What is the name of the roughly 400 year old map projection?
Goode
Robinson
Mercator
Smithsonian
27
Which province is between Alberta and Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatoon
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45 degrees N 79 degrees W
would be a good relative location
would be a good absolute location
The situation of a place
29
GPS operates using __satellites, and owned by the:
4, United Nations
25, US and Russia
24, US Military
30
The earliest surviving map of this Turkish town dates from 6200 B.C.
Istanbul
Catalhoyuk
Bursa
Ankara