Welcome to your Grade 10 Geography chapter 7
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What does the term "Map" refer to in the context of geographic representation?
2.
Which map scale is considered a "Large Scale"?
3.
What is the purpose of a map's Legend (Key)?
4.
Which lines on a map run from East to West and measure distance North or South of the Equator?
5.
In map reading, what is a "Representative Fraction" (RF)?
6.
Which map element is used to determine the orientation of the area represented?
7.
What do contour lines that are very close together represent on a topographic map?
8.
Which of the following is an example of a "Small Scale" map?
9.
What is the standard color used to represent water bodies on most maps?
10.
Which type of map shows the distribution of a specific theme, such as population or climate?
11.
What is the vertical distance between two successive contour lines called?
12.
Which direction is located at an azimuth of 180 degrees?
13.
What are "Eastings" in a grid system?
14.
Which method of representing scale uses a line divided into equal parts?
15.
What does a "Bench Mark" (BM) indicate on a map?
16.
Which of these is a "cultural" feature often shown on maps?
17.
Longitude is measured in degrees East or West of which line?
18.
What is the term for the height of a point above mean sea level?
19.
A scale of 1cm to 5km is an example of which scale type?
20.
What do contour lines forming a V-shape pointing towards higher ground represent?
21.
Which map marginal information tells you when the map was produced?
22.
What is the azimuth for the North-East direction?
23.
In a 4-figure grid reference, the first two digits represent the:
24.
What does a "Spot Height" represent?
25.
Which map type is best for showing detailed land ownership and boundaries?
26.
If a map has a scale of 1:50,000, 2cm on the map equals how many kilometers on the ground?
27.
What is the main disadvantage of a map compared to a globe?
29.
What does brown color usually indicate on a topographic map?
30.
The process of determining the meaning of symbols and the landscape on a map is:
