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31 Cards in this Set
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Latitude
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Imaginary lines running east and west around the Earth. Measure distances north and south of the equator. They are parallel.
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Longitude
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Imaginary lines running north and south around the Earth. Measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. They are not parallel, they meet at the poles
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Important lines of Latitude
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Arctic Circle (66.5 N) Tropic of Cancer (23.5 N) Equator (0) Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 S) Antarctic Circle (66.5 S) |
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Important Lines of Longitude
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90 E 60 E 30 E 0 (Prime Meridian) 30 W 60 W 90W |
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Provinces and Territories
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Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island |
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Yukon Capital
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Whitehorse
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Northwest Territories
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Yellowknife
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Nunavut
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Iqualit
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British Columbia
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Victoria
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Alberta
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Edmonton
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Saskatchewan
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Regina
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Manitoba
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Winnipeg
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Ontario
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Toronto
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Quebec
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Quebec City
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New Brunswick
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Fredericton
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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St. Johns
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax
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Prince Edward Island
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Charlottetown
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Why do time zones exist?
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Rotations of the Earth Coordinate time (travel, communication) Adopted in 1884 |
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How many time zones?
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24 time zones 1 hour difference (sometimes 1/2 hour) |
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Why are the time zone lines not straight?
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Political reasons (business, communications, convenience, locations, confusion)
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What are the time zone names?
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(West - East) Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, Newfoundland |
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How far apart are Canada's time zones
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1 Hour except Newfoundland, which is 1/2 hour apart
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Pacific
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-9 hours
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Mountain
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-8 hours
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Central
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-6 hours
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Eastern
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-5 hours
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Atlantic
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-4 hours
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Newfoundland
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-3 hours
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Scales
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The size of landmass on a map compared to the same distance on Earth.
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What are the different types of scales?
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Direct Statement Scale (1cm = 1km)Ratio Scale (1/100 000)Linear Scale (Graph like scale)
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