Geographic LiteracyMid-Unit Test Review

Everything is fair game: I might draw questions from:

Notes Assignments Readings Discussions Field Trips

THINGS TO REMEMBER

The test will be 70 marks as follows: 15 marks fill in the blanks (no word bank) 12 marks on a map work 10 marks of parts of a compass 15 marks compass rose labels 18marks of short answer (do 9 out of 12

choices)

Mid-Unit Test Format

Geographical systems global connections mental map population density Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita map projection Mercator projection equal-area projection Winkel Tripel projection Map scale General-purpose map thematic map topographic map Compass point compass rose compass bearing Alphanumeric grid map grid latitude Longitude

prime meridian Global Positioning System (GPS) Time zone standard time International Date line Daylight-saving time direct statement scale line scale Representative fraction scale GIS database ArcView graduated colour map aerial photo stereo pair CBD satellite remote sensing geostationary orbit false colours radar

TERMS: geography has many terms, and you are responsible for:

PAGES 6/7: ALLPAGE 26: 1,2(AB),3,4,6,7(AB),9(A)PAGES 40/41:2,3,4,5,6,7,13(ABC),14(ABCDE)PAGES 47/48: 1(AB),2,3,4,5,6(ABC),9(AB),10(ALL),12(ALL),13(ALL)PAGES 66: (1,2,4,5A)

Assignments:

CHAPTER ONE, ESPECIALLY: 3,10,11,12CHAPTER TWO, ESPECIALLY: 18,20,21,23CHAPTER THREE, ESPECIALLY: 27,30,31,34,35,36,37,39CHAPTER FOUR, ESPECIALLY: 45,46CHAPTER FIVE, ESPECIALLY: 50-53CHAPTER SIX, ESPECIALLY:55CHAPTER SEVEN, ESPECIALLY: 61,62,64,66PARTS OF A COMPASS - (POWERPOINT), ESPECIALLY THE LABELLED DIAGRAM

Readings:

Map distortions Types of maps and uses GIS uses Satellites and orbits Map scales Time zones et al Latitude and longitude RADARSAT Remote sensing

Short Answer: may include (but is not limited to):

SQ3R your notes and readings and you won’t “choke” up on the test!

Calvin obviously didn’t study!