1.3 Geography

What does "site" mean?

• the imaginary features

  defining the location of a place

• the specific land of features

  defining the location of a place

• the water features

  defining the location of a place

• the specific physical features

  defining the location of a place

What is a "compass rose"?

• a figure showing the major directions pointed out by a magnetic compass

• a flower that has petals that point in the compass directions

• a flower that points due north all the time.

• a flower that shows the major directions pointed out by a magnetic compass

A statemen scale means that every centimetre on the

map represents one kilometre on the earth’s surface.

What is an example of a statement scale?

• 1 cm = 1 km

• 1cm= 5 km

• 1 cm= 10km

• 1cm= 100 km

What is an "alphanumeric grid"?

• a system that uses longitude and latitude

• an interlocking system of letters and numbers used to determine location

• a system that is used to find the compass rose

• a loose system of symbols and lines that are used to determine location

What is "absolute location"?

• a location that is absolutely fabulous

• the position of a place that can be expressed by a grid reference

• the position of a star point on the grid map

• a grid that expresses the location of all famous spots in a specific area.