Geography Exam Review 
GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVIEW
Mapping and Geotechnology (pg.20-pg.108)
1. *Map of Canada
2. General-Purpose Map: map that contains many different types of information. Provide many types of information on one map. Most atlas maps, wall maps, and road maps fall into this category
Thematic Map: map containing information on only one topic or theme
Topographic Map: large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features
3. Verbal Scale: words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface
Linear Scale: line divided into units of distance (e.g., km) that represent the actual units on the ground
Representative Fraction Scale: scale on a map given as a ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground
4. Alphanumeric Grid: grid that uses numbers and letters to identify squares of a grid pattern on a map
Latitude and Longitude: a spherical coordinate system that is based on imaginary lines drawn around the surface of the Earth (latitude: equator, longitude: Prime Meridian)
Military Grid: a system of numbered lines is superimposed on a map and position is stated by quoting the numbers of the lines that intersect at the point in question
5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): integrated software package for the input, management, analysis, and display of spatial information. Links geographic locations to descriptive information, e.g., linking a specific address to a specific person
Global Positioning System (GPS): satellite navigation system that is used to compute the exact latitude and longitude position of any place on Earth
Remote Sensing: study of characteristics of Earth using photographs and electronic images taken from aircraft and satellites
6. False Colours: colours artificially added to satellite images of Earth, to make patterns more obvious. These colours would not actually be seen from space. Red = growing Vegetation Blue to Black =
Mapping and Geotechnology (pg.20-pg.108)
1. *Map of Canada
2. General-Purpose Map: map that contains many different types of information. Provide many types of information on one map. Most atlas maps, wall maps, and road maps fall into this category
Thematic Map: map containing information on only one topic or theme
Topographic Map: large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features
3. Verbal Scale: words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface
Linear Scale: line divided into units of distance (e.g., km) that represent the actual units on the ground
Representative Fraction Scale: scale on a map given as a ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground
4. Alphanumeric Grid: grid that uses numbers and letters to identify squares of a grid pattern on a map
Latitude and Longitude: a spherical coordinate system that is based on imaginary lines drawn around the surface of the Earth (latitude: equator, longitude: Prime Meridian)
Military Grid: a system of numbered lines is superimposed on a map and position is stated by quoting the numbers of the lines that intersect at the point in question
5. Geographic Information Systems (GIS): integrated software package for the input, management, analysis, and display of spatial information. Links geographic locations to descriptive information, e.g., linking a specific address to a specific person
Global Positioning System (GPS): satellite navigation system that is used to compute the exact latitude and longitude position of any place on Earth
Remote Sensing: study of characteristics of Earth using photographs and electronic images taken from aircraft and satellites
6. False Colours: colours artificially added to satellite images of Earth, to make patterns more obvious. These colours would not actually be seen from space. Red = growing Vegetation Blue to Black =