Maps and Map Elements Quiz

True (A)

Alphanumeric Grid, Latitude Longitude Grid, Military Grid

<p>Prime Meridian</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eastern Time Zone (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>General Purpose = Shows a wide range of information including landforms and political boundaries Thematic = Focuses on a specific theme such as population or climate Topographic = Depicts elevation changes and landforms in detail</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To account for the Earth's rotation and ensure that local times align with daylight.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A map that shows physical terrain features and elevation. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A ratio that indicates the scale of a map. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>North-East (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It serves as a reference for latitude measurements. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maps that utilize eastings and northings for precise location. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It corresponds to the Earth's rotation rate. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prime Meridian (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assigning specific coordinates to map features. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The three key characteristics that describe a map: title, legend, and scale.

Different ways to represent map scale: direct statement, representative fraction, and line scale.

Representations of real-world objects on a map: points, lines, and areas.

General-purpose, thematic, and topographic maps show different map data.

Alphanumeric, latitude-longitude, and military grids are used for location reference.

Time zones help to manage time differences around the world.

Determining directions using a compass rose and cardinal/ordinal directions on a map.

Understanding the difference between Standard Time, Universal Time, and why these differences exist, and how they are calculated.

A system of lines used to pinpoint locations on Earth. Latitude lines run horizontally, measuring distance north or south of the equator. Longitude lines run vertically, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Regions of the Earth that share the same time. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) is the standard time reference for the world, and other time zones are calculated based on their distance from it.

Time zones are approximately 15 degrees wide because the Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, so each hour of rotation is 15 degrees. However, the boundaries of time zones are often adjusted for political and geographical reasons.

The points on a compass rose, indicating directions. These points include the four cardinal points (North, South, East, West) and twelve ordinal points (Northeast, Northwest,Southeast, Southwest) and four tertiary points.

Describing the location of a place relative to another, using compass points. Terms like 'north of', 'south of', 'east of', 'west of' are used to describe locations on a map.