Canadian Geography: Exam Review UNIT 1: CHAPTERS 2-7 Small-scale map- map that shows a small amount of detail for a large area. Eg; 1:250 000 Large-scale map- map that shows a large amount of detail for a small area. Eg; 1:50 000 Types of Maps General-purpose Maps * Provide information on one map * E.g. atlas‚ road maps‚ etc.… Features * Bodies of water * Roads & railway lines * Parks‚ Towns & Cities * Elevations‚ longitude & latitude Thematic Maps
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Geography Exam Review Grade 9 1) Unit 1- Introduction to Geography a) What is Geography? * Geography is the study of the Earth’s physical and human systems/features and the relationships among them. * Physical Features: rivers‚ mountains‚ etc. * Human Features: buildings‚ cities‚ etc. b) The Five Themes of Geography * Location (Absolute and Relative) * Absolute and relative locations are 2 ways of describing the positions of the Earth’s physical and cultural features
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Speaker’s notes Contours on the map are the brown lines drawn on a map connecting points of equal height above sea level. They are labelled with the height and with the topes of the figures uphill. A contour labelled 500 is 500m above sea level‚ and every place on that contour is precisely 500m above sea level. On a 1: 25‚ 000 map‚ they are usually 10m apart. If contours are very close together that means the hill is steep. However‚ is they are wide apart‚ it has a gentle gradient. When
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Introduction Over the centuries that maps have been created‚ they have changed by a lot‚ they have gotten some helpful tools such as BOLTS which has made understanding maps much easier. This essay will focus about the compass‚ the age of discovery‚ how the compass has made maps more accurate‚ how maps have changed over time and a comparison between an old map and a modern map. Compass The compass is a tool which has helped navigation greatly‚ it is a navigation tool which allows people to know what
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Table of Contents Introduction Invention-the satellite Development of maps over time Comparison of early maps and modern maps Introduction Maps has given humans accurate locations‚ and helped world-travelling become a dream to reality. However‚ maps weren’t always as accurate as it is now. It has taken thousands of years of research and development for maps to become accurate enough to fully rely on. Humans have invented many tools so that maps could be as accurate as possible. One of the most
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Mapping system is useful that is why it has been used by different countries for different purposes. Mapping system has theories for its application and uses. The importance of mapping system results to different theories that leads to the improvement and development of the application. Odiongan is located in the Midwestern part of Tablas Island and lies on a 22º 04’ east longitude and 12º 19’ north latitude of the archipelago; it is bounded
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The Legal Aspect of Aerial Imagery in GIS Jason Louis* I. INTRODUCTION Soon after the invention of the portable camera in the mid-19th century‚ aerial photography began being used‚ although its effectiveness greatly increased with airplanes in the 20th century.[1] “Photogrammetry‚ the science of measuring geometry from images‚ was well-developed by the early 1930s‚ and there have been continuous refinements since.”[2] Today‚ the Farm Service Agency (FSA) under the United States Department
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Maps and Geographic skills Vocabulary: • Geography: Geography is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on earth. o Physical features are like bodies of water‚ landforms‚ climate‚ and natural fertility of soil. Human features are man made things‚ anything constructed by humans. • Physical characteristics: Include the description of the natural landforms of a place such as mountains‚ rivers‚ beaches‚ landscape‚ animals‚ and plant life. • Human (cultural)
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NIO/TR - 4 /2007 A METHOD OF TRANSFERRING G.T.S. BENCHMARK VALUE TO SURVEY AREA USING ELECTRONIC TOTAL STATION GANESAN‚ P. DECEMBER 2007 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY REGIONAL CENTRE‚ VISAKHAPATNAM. INDIA 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION EQUIPMENT USED METHOD OF SURVEY PERMISSIBLE ERROR LIMITS PRECAUTIONS TAKEN RESULTS AND CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REFERENCES LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES 2 A METHOD OF TRANSFERRING G.T.S. BENCHMARK VALUE TO SURVEY AREA USING
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Planimetric Map. A planimetric map presents only the horizontal positions for the features represented. It is distinguished from a topographic map by the omission of relief‚ normally represented by contour lines. Sometimes‚ it is called a line map. Topographic Map. A topographic map portrays terrain features in a measurable way‚ as well as the horizontal positions of the features represented. The vertical positions‚ or relief‚ are normally represented by contour lines on military topographic maps
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