Atlas And GIS Skills

Question 1

What does an atlas contain

Answer 1

1) Physical map - showing the height
And shape of the land surface

2) Political map - displays information on boundaries and the main towns and cities of countries

Question 2

How do we find out where places are

Answer 2

To help find where places are we use lines called latitude and longitude are drawn on to maps and globes

Question 3

What are lines of latitude

Answer 3

Latitude lines run from East to West around the globe and tell you distance North or South of the equator

Question 4

What are lines of longitude

Answer 4

Longitude lines run from pole to pole around the globe and tell you your distance East or West from the Prime Meridian

Question 5

What does G.I.S. stand for

Answer 5

Geographical Information System

Question 6

Give the longitude and latitude lines

Answer 6

~International date line opposite prime meridian
~North Pole 
~Arctic circle
~Prime Meridian
~Tropic of Cancer
~Equator
~Tropic of Capricorn 
~Antarctic circle 
~South Pole

Question 7

What is a G.I.S used for

Answer 7

~To find the fastest route to an emergency
~To decide where to move troops
~To work out the best places to put mobile phones masts
~To forecast what crops will grow best this year
~To protect rare species of plant and animals
~To find leaking pipes

Question 8

What is an atlas

Answer 8

An atlas is a book of maps drawn at different scales