WorksheetsGrade 9 Geography Skills
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
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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
