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grade 9 geography quiz Nov 2020

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To improve communications and create a uniform system of time, who proposed this standardization?

a)

Sir William Wallace

b)

Sir Sanford Fleming

c)

Sir Sean Connery

d)

None of the above

2.

In what year did the proposed time zone alignment take place?

a)

1884

b)

1868

c)

1920

d)

1856

3.

The world rotates (spins) counter-clockwise 360 degrees. How many degrees is each time zone?

(a)  

4.

The lines which run (east-west) but are measured north south are known as major lines of

a)

longitude

b)

equators

c)

latitude

d)

time lines

5.

Which time zone is found in the most western part of the Country?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Central

d)

Western

6.

If the time is 7pm, in Victoria, B.C. what time is it in Quebec, City, Quebec?

a)

8pm

b)

9pm

c)

10pm

d)

11:30pm

7.

If the time is 8:00 am in Yellowknife, N.W.T what time is it in St. John's Newfoundland?

a)

10 am

b)

11 am

c)

11:30 am

d)

12:30 am

8.

If the time in Vancouver is 11:30am, what time is it in Kitchener, Ontario?

a)

12:30am

b)

1:30pm

c)

2:30pm

d)

2:00 pm

9.

Which of the following listed below is not one of Canada's time zones?

a)

Newfoundland Standard Time

b)

Central Standard Time

c)

Mountain Standard Time

d)

East Coast Standard Time

10.

Using the map, answer the following. Where is the Skull and crossbones located?

a)

C4

b)

D5

c)

C5

d)

A3

11.

What is the location of the southwest most point of the lake?

(a)  

12.

What are the coordinates of the fire station?

(a)  

13.

Using 4-digit military grid referencing. What is the location of the camp site?

(a)  

14.

What is the location of the church?

(a)  

15.

What is the 6 digit military grid reference for the School.

a)

724325

b)

325773

c)

326732

d)

732325

16.

What is the location of the Hospital?

(a)  

17.

If you had to move the church to the southeast corner of that square it is in, what would be the 6 digit location?

(a)  

18.

If you are traveling west, what would be your compass bearing you would be travelling?

a)

90 degrees

b)

270 degrees

c)

120 degrees

d)

330 degrees

19.

If you are travelling at a bearing of 150 degrees to which direction are you travelling?

a)

SE

b)

NE

c)

SSE

d)

NNW

20.

If I was travelling at the compass bearing of 45 degrees and then added a compass bearing of 90 degrees. What compass direction would I be travelling?

(a)  

21.

Which of the following uses words to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth's surface?

a)

Line Scale

b)

Marking Scale

c)

Representative Fraction Scale

d)

Direct Statement

22.

Which of the following uses a special kind of ruler that is divided into units of distance?

a)

A direct statement scale

b)

A Line Scale

c)

A Representative Fraction Scale

d)

A Marker Scale

23.

Which of the following best represents a ratio where 1 unit on the map represents a certain number of the same units on the Earth's surface?

a)

A Representative Fraction Scale

b)

A Line Scale

c)

A Marker Scale

d)

A Direct Statement Scale

24.

How many kilometers does 1000000 cm represent?

(a)  

25.

If the scale on a map was 1cm to 150km, and the distance between Fie and Foe was 7 cm in length, what is the actual distance in kilometres between the two locations?

(a)