Grade 9 Geography Skills

Choose the correct statement - A climate graph:

• displays only temperature statistics for a particular location

• displays yearly temperature and precipitation statistics for a particular location

• displays only precipitation statistics for a particular location

• displays temperature variation and precipitation totals for a single location and for a single year only

Choose the correct statement - Topographic maps:

• show isobars which highlight warm and cold fronts, high and low pressure systems, rainfall and other weather related events

• show various events or features related to human activity such as population distribution, crop type and distribution and biome distribution

• show shape of the land, different types of natural features such as rivers and vegetation and cultural features such as roads and houses

• are really fun, yay!

Choose the correct statement - a synoptic chart is also known as a:

• Weather map

• Choropleth map

• Political map

• Navigation chart

The acronym B.O.L.T.S.S helps us remember each of the important elements of a map. B.O.L.T.S.S stands for:

• Border, orientation, latitude, title, size, source

• Border, order, longitude, type, scale, size

• Border, order, length, timeline, scale, synthesis

• Border, orientation, legend, title, scale and source

The cardinal points of a compass are

• north and south

• east and west

• north, south, east and west

• north - north east - east - south east - south - south west - west - north west

In relation to area and grid references

• vertical grid lines are called eastings

• vertical grid lines are called northings

• horizontal grid lines are called eastings

• horizontal grid lines are called westings

Which of the following statements is true

• Area references are 6 digit numbers

• Grid references are 6 digit numbers

• Grid references are 4 digit numbers

• A grid reference is obtained by combining the 2 digits from the northings reading and the two digits from the eastings reading only.

When referring to contour lines in a topographic map which statement is not true

• Relief is a term geographers use to describe the shape of the land, including height and steepness.

• Contour Lines join points of equal height above sea level.

• Contour interval refers to the difference in height between two adjacent (next to) contours lines.

• A single contour line can represent different heights above sea level on particularly steep mountains