What is map projection?

Any system of drawing latitude and longitude on a map

When it is fall in the Southern hemisphere, it is:

Spring in the Northern hemisphere

What is the Prime Meridian?

0 line passes through Greenwich, England

Political maps refer to:

cities, provinces, and countries

The Great Lakes include:

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

Scale is a way to show:

the actual distance between places on the earth's surface

The Arctic Circle is between

60 Degrees North and 70 Degrees North

Distance from the Prime Meridian measured in degrees

Coniferous forest south of Tundra

What is the International Date Line

A place in the Pacific Ocean that divides calendar days

What is precipitation?

Dew, rain, hail, sleet, or snow

What is the Tropic of Capricorn?

A line at 23 and 1/2 degrees South

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1
What is Literacy?
The ability to read and write
The ability to converse with Grade 8s
The ability to read novels
The ability to laugh at teachers
2
A legend
is a bad movie
is Miss Fedorak
lists symbols on a map
is Mr. Guzyk and Miss Sheridan
3
What is map projection?
A way of presenting maps
A popular music group
Any system of drawing latitude and longitude on a map
The way a globe lights up at night
4
If one cm equal one km, 10 cm equals
10 km
10 km
50 km
5 km
5
Between 23 1/2 North and 23 1/2 South the sun
will not set during the summer
will be directly overhead
is dark for six weeks in winter
will never be directly overhead
6
At the Arctic Circle in summer there are:
six weeks of 24 hour sunlight in summer
six weeks of 24 hour darkness in winter
Both answer 1 and answer 2
Expensive Cheetos
7
New Orleans is south of Miami
False
True
8
When it is fall in the Southern hemisphere, it is:
Winter in the Northern hemisphere
fall in the Northern hemisphere
Spring in the Northern hemisphere
summer in the Northern hemisphere
9
How many oceans are there?
5
7
4
6
10
The most southern ocean is:
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
11
The South Pole is at
90 Degrees South
45 Degrees South
45 Degrees North
90 Degrees North
12
What is the Prime Meridian?
An imaginary line in England
0 line passes through Greenwich, England
0 degrees line passes through England
O degree line (Horizontal)
13
Who is the best English teacher
Mr. Guzyk
Ms. Sheridan
14
How many continents are there?
7
5
4
6
15
The highest degree of latitude is
90 Degrees
180 Degrees
360 degrees
16
Denver is north of San Francisco
False
True
17
What is the capital of PEI?
Charlottetown
St. John's
Halifax
Saint John
18
What is the Arctic Circle?
A line where there is six weeks of darknes in winter
A line where there is six week of daylight in summer
An imaginary line at 66 degrees North
All of the above
19
Political maps refer to:
cities, nations, and suburbs
land and water features
cities, provinces, and countries
20
What is the Antarctic Circle?
66 degrees north
66 Degrees south
Circle around the middle of the Earth
Line going through Greenwich England
21
How are maps labelled?
In pen - horizontally
In pen
In pencil vertically
In pencil
22
The bearing for southwest on a map is
135 Degrees
90 Degrees
180 Degrees
225 Degrees
23
Where is a legend located?
Bottom right hand corner
Top right hand corner
Top left hand corner
Bottom left hand corner
24
The Great Lakes include:
Superior, Michigan, Winnipeg, Great Slave Lake
Superior, Michigan, Winnipeg, Huron
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Superior, Winnipeg, Great Slave, Ontario
25
Scale is a way to show:
confuse students with bearings
the actual distance between places on the earth's surface
a symbol on a map
0 or 360 Degrees
26
Another name for Longitude is:
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
27
The bearing for South is
360 Degrees
90 degrees
180 Degrees
270 Degrees
28
What is life expectancy?
Both 1 and 2
Average number of years a person lives
A source of wealth
Reflects a group's general health
29
What is the lowest elevation in North American?
Death Valley
Salt Lake
Albion Flats
Salt Lake Flats, Utah
30
What is Oceania?
A ride at Disneyland
A ride at Disneyworld
South Pacific Islands
Australia and New Zealand
31
What is Tundra?
Answers 1,2 and 3
A treeless region of Asia
A treeless Arctic region of Canada
A treeless region of Europe
32
The Arctic Circle is between
Canada and Russia
Alaska and The Yukon territory
60 Degrees North and 70 Degrees North
lines of Latitude
33
At 0 Degrees Latitude and 0 Degrees Longitude, you would be in:
Off the coast of North America
Off the coast of Africa
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
34
What continent has the largest population?
Europe
South America
North America
Asia
35
The bearings for North on a map is
O Degrees
360 Degrees
O or 360 Degrees
90 Degrees
36
New York City is south of Seattle
False
True
I don't know
37
What is the highest mountain in Canada?
Mt. Denali
Mt. Logan
Mt. Mckinley
Mt. Everest
38
Your name, block and date is located in:
Bottom right hand corner
Top Right hand corner
Top left hand corner
Bottom left hand corner
39
The capital of New Brunswick is:
Halifax
Charlottetown
St. John's
Fredericton
40
What is longitude?
Lines on a globe - very important
Distance from the Prime Meridian measured in degrees
North/South Lines on a Globe/map
The LIne that divides the earth into two sides
41
What is the Equator
A line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres
An line between North and South .
A line of 0 degrees.
Answer 1 and 3
42
What is taiga?
A coniferous forest in North America
Coniferous forest south of Tundra
A rap singer
An outdoors company in Vancouver
43
What is the International Date Line
A place in the Pacific Ocean that divides calendar days
A place where plums dry
A place to get dates
44
What is permafrost?
Frozen soil
Permanently frozen soil
Permanently frozen tundra
Frozen tundra
45
What are wetlands?
Burns Bog, Delta
Swamps. marshes, and bogs
Areas for Duck hunters
Areas that are not dry
46
Who is the best Math teacher?
Mr Guzyk
Ms. Sheridan
47
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
A type of sunscreen.
A line at 23 1/2 degrees South
A line at 23 1/2 degrees North
A tropical paradise!
48
The bearing for Southeast on a map is
90 Degrees
270 Degrees
135 Degrees
225 Degrees
49
Physical geography refers to:
cities and suburbs
cities, nations and countries
land and water features
50
What is precipitation?
Wet stuff on the ground
Water on roads, land and mountains.
Dew, rain, hail, sleet, or snow
The opposite of sunshine
51
What is the Tropic of Capricorn?
A line at 23 and 1/2 degress North
A line at 23 and 1/2 degrees south
A line at 23 and 1/2 degrees South
A novel by Henry Miller
52
On a map, land is coloured
Green
Purple
Blue
Brown

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