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Humanities 8 - Geography Final
Number of degrees the earth rotates in one hour
The intermediate compass directions are?
Humanities 8 - Geography Final
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The intermediate compass directions are?
N, E, S, W
NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW
NE, SE, SW, NW
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Number of degrees the earth rotates in one hour
360
90
15
1
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How may centimetres in a kilometre?
100,000
1,000,000
1,000
10,000
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If an RF scale is 1:100,000 how many km is 2 cm?
2,000 km
2 km
20km
200,000 km
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90 degrees south
tropic of cancer
south pole
southern hemisphere
tropic of capricorn
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When you cross the IDL to the west do you lose or gain a day?
lose
gain
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represents 90 degrees north
Equator
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
North Pole
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Unit of measurement for longitude and latitude
equator
degrees
north
15 degrees
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Tropic of Cancer is at what degrees?
23.5
66.5
0
90
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Number of major oceans
4
8
6
2
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Number of grid references to identify a square
2
8
6
4
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23.5 degrees south
tropic of capricorn
south pole
equator
tropic of cancer
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When you cross the International Date Line to the east, does time advance or lose one day?
lose
advance
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Another name for parallels is?
longitude
latitude
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All places between the Prime Meridian and 180 degrees east
Europe
Eastern Hemisphere
Asia
Western Hemisphere
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Number of continents?
6
7
8
5
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How many compass directions are there in total?
32
16
4
8
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longitude runs
east to west
up and down
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The lines that run north to south are called?
latitude
longitude
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The part of a map that identifies its purpose
symbols
title
key
legend
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66.5 degrees north
South Pole
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
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How long does it take for earth to complete one full rotation
1 hour
1 year
1 month
1 day
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Measures distance east and west from the Prime Meridian
Parallels
Latitude
Longitude
Scale
24
Vancouver is at approximately what latitude?
38
70
23
49
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The part of the map that shows the relationship between the size of the map and the actual size
legend
key
scale
title
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Which way do vertical lines run?
up and down
side to side
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Circumference of the earth in degrees
365
180
360
90
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Identify this type of scale 1:50,000
RF Scale
word/statement scale
map scale
bar scale
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Number of oceans that touch Canada
2
3
1
4
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I'm going to kick some butt on this test!
False
True
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What type of scale is this 0_________6
RF
bar
statement
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Distance between these lines decreases as they move away from the equator towards the poles
latitude
longitude
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What type of scale is 1cm:20km?
Bar scale
word/statement scale
RF
34
Is it earlier or later in Toronto?
earlier
later
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23.5 degrees south is
Tropic of capricorn
Antarctic Circle
South Pole
Tropic of Cancer
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Name given to 180 degrees longitude
Equator
tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
37
Number of grid references to identify a specific spot
4
8
6
2
38
A sign used to replace words on a map
legend
key
scale
symbol
39
Another name for longitude is?
parallels
meridians
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The planet's largest land masses
continents
Europe
oceans
countries
