Mapping Skills Trivia Quiz Exam!
22 Questions
| Total Attempts: 25
Questions and Answers
- 1.When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere the Arctic experiences 24 hours of daylight.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Latitude lines are also referred to as:
- A.
Parallels
- B.
Meridians
- 3.When it is summer in Canada what season is it in China?
- A.
Summer
- B.
Winter
- C.
Spring
- D.
Fall
- 4.When travelling west over the international date line you:
- A.
Gain a day
- B.
Lose a day
- C.
Lose an hour
- D.
Gain an hour
- 5.The ____________ is the line of latitude that divides the earth into 2 equal parts.
- A.
Prime Meridian
- B.
International date line
- C.
Equator
- D.
Arctic Circle
- 6.During winter solstice in North America, the suns rays are directly over the:
- A.
Tropic of Cancer
- B.
Tropic of Capricorn
- C.
Equator
- 7.The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are lines of:
- A.
Longitude
- B.
Latitude
- 8.All lines of longitude converge at the:
- A.
Equator
- B.
North Pole
- C.
South Pole
- D.
Both b & c
- 9.Parallel lines that are north and south of the equator.
- A.
Latitude
- B.
Longitude
- C.
Grids
- 10.The ___________ runs through Greenwich England
- A.
Prime Meridan
- B.
Equator
- C.
Arctic Circle
- D.
Tropic of Cancer
- 11.North is a:
- A.
Cardinal Point
- B.
Ordinal Point
- 12.If a plane is travelling from Toronto to Vancouver, in what direction would it be travelling?
- 13.How many times zones are there in Canada?
- 14.When crossing the international date line you need to change the:
- 15.When flying from Toronto to Halifax Nova Scotia, in what direction are you travelling?
- 16.ESE is a:
- A.
Cardinal point
- B.
Ordinal Point
- 17.If it is 4 pm in Toronto, Ontario what time is it in Halifax, Nova Scotia?
- 18.If it is 6 am in Winnipeg, Manitoba, what time is it in St. John's Newfound Land?
- 19.If it is 8 pm in Victoria, British Columbia, what time is it in Whitehorse, Yukon?
- 20.Latitude and Longitude lines are imaginary.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.If it is 7 pm in Edmonton, Alberta, what time is it in Toronto, Ontario?
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