mapping skills

Question 1

what are the primary directions called

Answer 1

cardinal directions

Question 2

what are the secondary directions called

Answer 2

ordinal directions

Question 3

what are the third directions called

Answer 3

tertiary directions

Question 4

what are the cardinal directions

Answer 4

north (0) or (360)
south (180)
west (270)
east (90)

Question 5

what are the ordinal directions

Answer 5

north-west
north-east
south-west
south-east

Question 6

what are the tertiary directions

Answer 6

north north-east
north north-west
east north-east
east south-east
south south-west
south south-east
west south-west
west north-west

Question 7

what is the single most important direction? second? third?

Answer 7

most important- North
second- South
third- East and West share equal value

Question 8

lines of latitude run which way?

Answer 8

around the globe horizontally

Question 9

if you travel along lines of latitude you are travel which direction to which?

Answer 9

east to west

Question 10

the equator is at what degree

Answer 10

0 degrees

Question 11

is the equator north or south?

Answer 11

neither, it is shared by both.

Question 12

the world is divided into 2 ______?

Answer 12

two hemispheres: Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Question 13

all lines of latitude are _______? what does that mean?

Answer 13

parallel, this means no matter how far you extend any two lines of latitude, they will never meet.

Question 14

lines of latitude are also called?

Answer 14

parallels

Question 15

map makers are also called

Answer 15

cartographers

Question 16

how are lines of latitude split for 111km between?

Answer 16

first split into 60 equal portions called minutes

then the space between each minute is divided into 60 equal portions called seconds

Question 17

whats the distance between any two minutes

Answer 17

1.85 km

Question 18

whats the distance between any two seconds

Answer 18

about 30m

Question 19

what are the special lines of latitude

Answer 19

equator (0)
Tropic of cancer (23.5N)
tropic of Capricorn (23.5S)
arctic circle (66.5N)
Antarctic circle (66.5S)
North Pole (90N)
South Pole (90S)

Question 20

lines of longitude run from what direction to which?

Answer 20

North to south

Question 21

the prime meridian is at what degree

Answer 21

0 degrees

Question 22

what line is directly opposite the prime meridian and is 180 degrees?

Answer 22

international date line

Question 23

the prime meridian and the 180 degrees divides the world into what?

Answer 23

the western and eastern hemisphere

Question 24

how many lines of longitude are there?

Answer 24

180 east of the prime meridian and 180 west of the prime meridian making a total of 360

Question 25

lines of longitude are not_______

Answer 25

parallel

Question 26

lines of longitude meet where?

Answer 26

at both poles

Question 27

which type of map projection was most commonly used?

Answer 27

mercator

Question 28

which type of map projection was good for navigation?

Answer 28

mercator

Question 29

which type of map projection was more accurate by location

Answer 29

mercator

Question 30

which type of map projection was more accurate by land area

Answer 30

winkel-tripel

Question 31

which type of map projection was good for politics and diplomacy

Answer 31

winkel-tripel

Question 32

the equator is a boundary between which two hemispheres

Answer 32

Northern and Southern

Question 33

the prime meridian and the 180 degree line is the boundary between which two hemispheres

Answer 33

western and eastern

Question 34

what is elevation

Answer 34

height above seal level

Question 35

what is altitude

Answer 35

height above sea level

Question 36

what is relief

Answer 36

difference in elevation

Question 37

what is a topographic map, physical map, and relief map

Answer 37

map which shows the elevations of lands

Question 38

what is a large scale map

Answer 38

shows large amount of detail of a small area

Question 39

what is a small scale map

Answer 39

show small amount of detail of a large area

Question 40

what is the purpose of a general-purpose map?

Answer 40

-provide many types of information on one map

Question 41

what is the purpose of a thematic map?

Answer 41

designed to show information on one particular topic

Question 42

what is the purpose of a topographic map?

Answer 42

make it easy to examine characteristics of a small area of earths surface in detail

Question 43

in military grid system which line comes first then follows?

Answer 43

the easting (vertical line) comes first then followed by the northing

Question 44

at a coastline what is the elevation most likely to be?

Answer 44

between 0 and 100m

Question 45

in which two hemispheres is North America

Answer 45

north and west

Question 46

an easting runs.....?

Answer 46

vertically on a map