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Hi! Who's No. 2 An and Kelly =**QUESTIONS TO BE COMPLETED BY VIRTUAL TEAMS**= 1. Create a table to list 10 different types of maps and write a brief outline or description about the purpose of each type of map. 2. In which state of Australia is Carnavon? 3. Distinguish between the terms Latitude and Longitude. 4. What are the names of the three most important lines of latitude and what do they define? 5. When giving a reference to pinpoint an exact location on the earth, which reference do we give first? 6. Find the International Date line and fill in the gaps to the following passage: 7. How long does it take the earth to rotate 45 degrees. Explain clearly 8. Explain how it is possible to gain one day and also give an example of how it is possible to arrive at a destination before your actual departure time. 9. What does a topographic map show and who would possibly use this type of map? 10. Why are colours important, and how are they used effectively on a topographic map? 11. Why are area references similar to lines of latitude and longitude used in an atlas? 12. What is an aerial oblique view? 13. How does a contour map indicate the height of the terrain? 14. What do the terms "eastings" and "northings" mean? 15. What is the purpose of drawing a cross-section view of a topographical map? 16. What does the term "spot height" mean and how could it be used? 17. How high does Uluru rise above the surrounding landscape and how high is the monolith above sea level? 18. What is an isobar, where would you find it and what are the main types? 19. Why is the Prime Meridian important and where would I find it? 20. Which city is located at 36.46S 144.17E and what does this code mean? 21. When and who created time zones? 22. Explain the following terms: legend, grid and contour. 23. What is a contour interval? 24. Describe the slope of the land as you approach Blue Lake (Mount Gambia) from the south. Also state the height of the land around the lake. 25. Explain how vertical exaggeration occurs.

Group 2's Answers: 1.
 * Map || Description ||
 * ** Political Maps ** || **Political Maps ** are maps that are on atlases. They show the different political regions in different colours and their borders. The most common political map is the world map.

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 * ** Physical Maps ** || **Physical Maps ** show the physical landforms of areas. It shows the pattern of mountain ranges, rivers and other physical features. The political boundaries are usually not shown. Different colours and shading are used to show height.

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 * ** Topographic Maps ** || **Topographic Maps ** show the height of things using contour lines. They also show the physical features of forests, rivers, lakes and cultural features such as roads, railway and settlement. This map is useful for bushwalking, planning roads and checking the steepness of slopes.

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 * ** Mud Maps ** || **Mud maps ** are sketch maps drawn quickly to explain how to find a particular feature. They are often drawn on paper or drawn on mud.

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 * ** Tourist Maps ** || **Tourist Maps ** show where the tourist attractions, settlement, road distances and often accommodation and service stations. They are not as detailed as street directory but they have a similar function for people traveling long distances.

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 * ** Choropleth Maps ** || **Choropleth Maps ** use dark and light shades of a colour to show a pattern. The darker shade usually shows the most of something while the lighter shows the least.

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 * ** Satellite Images ** || **Satellite Images ** are not actually maps but they have the same purpose. They are useful for telling the temperature, cloud patterns, smoke and ash from bushfires or volcanoes, large scale flooding, vegetation patterns and geological and settlement pattern.

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 * ** Theme Maps ** || **Theme Maps ** shows a wide range of themes for example historical sites or event, invasions and empires are shown as theme maps. Olympic maps and vegetation map are types theme maps.

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 * ** Synoptic Charts ** || **Synoptic Charts ** are the types seen daily on news programs that show the weather and in newspapers. They have isobars or symbols that show the movement of the weather system. They’re also used to predict the weather.

|| l when bushwalking, planning roads and checking the steepness of slopes. || 2. Carnarvon is located in Western Australia. It is north of Perth and south of Port Hedland.
 * ** Flow Maps ** || **Flow Maps ** show the pattern of movement of things such as traffic, trade and people

3. Latitude is an imaginary line drawn from east to west while longitude are also imaginary lines that run from north to south direction from the north pole to the south pole.

4. The 3 most important lines of latitude are the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. They are important as the divide the Earth in halves. The Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemispere.

5. When giving a grid reference to pinpoint an exact location on earth, you would give the eastings first.

6. The International Date Line is the line of longitude at 180 degrees. The International Date Line is a line of longitude. Unlike other lines of longitude, it is not necessary to have either E or W after it because the line is both 180 E 180 W of the Prime Meridian. The International Date Line does not pass through any land. In fact the line is deliberately ‘moved’ so it passes only through sea. If travel across the International Date Line, You must change not only the time but also the day and date. To the east of the line is one day behind areas to the west of the line. So if it is Thursday in New Zealand, it will be Wednesday in Argentina. USA, Kiribati and the Cook Islands lie to the east of the International Date Line; China and New Zealand are to the west. Australia is also west of the line.  7. It takes the Earth 3 hours to rotate 45˚. 15˚ longitude is. For the Earth to rotate 45˚ it would then take 3 hours.

8.It is possible to gain a day if you travel across the International Date Line to the east. It is also possible to arrive at your destination the day you left just by crossing the International Date Line from east to west. If you are traveling on a plane from Sydney to Los Angeles then you would arrive you arrive before the day of your actual departure from Sydney. 9. A topographical map is a map which shows the actual height of the landscape. A topographic map is useful when bushwalking, orienteering, planning roads and checking slope steepness.

9. A topographic map shows relief and height using contours, it also shows physical features such as forests, rivers, lakes annd cultural features. This map is useful when bushwalking, planning roads and checking the steepness of slopes.

10. The colours on a Topographical map when used correctly can be used to represents the different features on a Topographical map.

11. Area references are similar to lines of latitude and longitude used in an atlas because each line is numbered and the numbers get higher as you move from west to east and from south to north. 12. An aerial oblique view is the view of an object on an angle from the side

13. Contour maps indicate the height of the terrain when the contour lines are closer to each other the slope of the land is steep and when the contour lines are further away from each other, the slope of the land is gentle. 14. The terms ‘eastings’ mean the numbers increase the further east they are and the lines that run across the map horizontally are called ‘northings’ and that means the numbers increase the further north they are

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15. The purpose of drawing a cross sections on a Topographical Map is to show what a mountain, hill... would look like if it was sliced in half

16. Spot height means the actual height of a mountain, hill...

17. Uluru rises 500m above it's surrounding landscape. It rises to a height of 862m at it full height.

18. Isobars are used in Synoptic Charts. They along with some symbols are used to display the movement of weather system (pressure, cells, fronts, winds) and pattern temperature.

19. The Prime Meridian can be found at 180 E and 180 W.

20. Bendigo is located at 36.46S 144.17E. This code means Bendigo is 36 degrees and 46 minutes south of the equator. Its longitude is 144 degrees and 17 minutes east of the Prime Meridian.

21. Time zones were created in 1883 by U.S. railway officials who created time zones based on 75, 90, 105 and 120 degrees meridian west of the Prime Meridian in Greenwich.

22. On a map a __//**legend**//__ is a section of the map that shows what the symbols used mean. **//__Grid__//** isa series of lines running horizontally and vertically divide to the page into sections. Contour is a series of lines each line shows how high it is at that point and how steep it is

23. A contour line is the difference in height between contour lines on a topographical map.

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