Subscribe

Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 5

Maps, Coordinates & Time Zones

Latitude, longitude, map types and world time

What your child practises

Latitude and longitude, hemispheres, map scale, time zones and the International Date Line, and choosing the right type of map (political, physical, thematic, topographic, GIS) for a question.

Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: DR7.1 · using different types of maps, latitude and longitude, scale and time zones to locate places in Canada and in Pacific Rim and circumpolar countries

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Saskatchewan's southern border follows which line of latitude?

    📍
    • 66.5° N
    • 0°
    • 60° N
    • 49° N

  2. Question 2

    Which ocean is surrounded by the circumpolar countries?

    🧊
    • the Atlantic Ocean only
    • the Indian Ocean
    • the Arctic Ocean
    • the Southern Ocean

  3. Question 3

    When it is noon in Moscow (UTC+3), what time is it in Tokyo (UTC+9)?

    🕒
    • 7 p.m.
    • 5 p.m.
    • 6 p.m.
    • 6 a.m.

  4. Question 4

    Why might a map centred on the North Pole be best for studying circumpolar countries?

    🧊
    • it shows the equator in the middle
    • it shows how close the Arctic countries are to each other across the Arctic Ocean
    • it makes Africa look larger
    • it removes all oceans

  5. Question 5

    Which tool would best help a planner choose where a new Arctic port might harm the fewest animals?

    🚢
    • a road map of a southern city
    • a globe with no labels
    • a GIS map that layers shipping routes with wildlife habitats
    • a list of capital cities

  6. Question 6

    A GIS (geographic information system) is useful because it can…

    💻
    • replace all data with drawings
    • only print paper maps
    • only show the weather today
    • stack layers of data, such as roads, rivers and population, on one map

More Grade 7