Social Sudies 10 Geography Test b.doc

Social Studies 10 Geography Test Version B /39 Name_____________________ Class____________ Multiple Choice. Circle the best answer The part of a map that shows the size of the map in relation to how big it is in real life is a/an _________. Scale Legend Atlas Absolute location Lines of latitude run from/through east to west and parallel to the equator left to right the north and south poles top to bottom. A book of maps is called a/an __________. Scale Legend Atlas Absolute location The part of a map that tells you what the symbols on a map mean is called a/an ________. Absolute location Atlas Legend Scale The difference between absolute and relative location is absolute location is exact and relative location is approximate. absolute location is approximate and relative is exact. absolute location is always changing and relative is constant. absolute location is about strangers and relative is about family. Lines of longitude are measured from the north and south poles. east to west and parallel different lengths. 110 kilometers apart. Use the following map to answer questions 7-10. Which of the following is closest to the correct location of Shanghai? 31*N 121*W 31*N 121*E 53* N 75*E 53* S 75*W British Columbia is located approximately at? 40*N 120*W 40*N 120*E 53* N 130*E 53* S 130*W Which type of scale is this map using? Weighted Scale Stated Scale Representative Scale Linear Scale What city is the National Capital of Canada? Toronto Ottawa Montreal Vancouver 0* longitude on the above map is called the________. Equator Prime Meridian Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Which of the following is not a capital city? Regina St. John’s Vancouver Victoria 0* latitude on the above map is called the________. a.Tropic of Cancer b.Tropic of Capricorn c.Equator d.Prime Meridian If you were to draw the Arctic Circle on the above map, which line of latitude wo