1. Draw a compass rose showing cardinal (north, south, east and west) and intermediate points (northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast).

2. Go to the Atlas of Canada Web site at atlas.gc.ca and select Reference Maps » International Outline » World with Names Map to find a map of the world.

a. What is the title and where is it on the map?

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b. What is the symbol on the map for copyright?

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c. What is the scale of the map?

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3. Go to the Atlas of Canada Web site and select Reference Maps » Canada » Political Divisions Map to find a map of Canada.

a. What is the title of the map?

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b. What is the scale of the map?

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c. Look at the legend on the map. Draw the symbols for:

i. National capital



ii. Provincial or territorial capital



iii. Provincial boundaries

4. Go to the Atlas of Canada Web site and select Reference Maps » Provincial and Territorial » Quebec Map to see a map of Quebec.

a. What is the title of the map? ___________________________

b. What is the scale of the map? _______________________

c. How many parts does the legend have? _______________

d. Look at the legend on the map. Use the symbols in the legend to do the following:

i. What is the provincial capital?

___________________________

ii. Name some other populated places.

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iii. Draw the symbol for the Trans Canada Highway.





iv. Draw the symbol for North.

5. Look at the map of Canada and the map of Quebec and answer the questions.

a. What country is south of Quebec?

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b. What province is west of Quebec?

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c. What territory is northwest of Quebec?

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d. What is the body of water north of Quebec?

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e. What is the most eastern province in Canada?

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6. You will now measure distance on a map. Do the following.

• Use a ruler to draw a line from Montreal to Québec.
• Measure the distance from Montreal to Québec.
• Use the scale to work out how far that is in kilometres.

a. Write the distance from Québec to Montreal in kilometres here.

____________ kilometres

7. Put your map of Canada near the computer so you can use it to help do the next activity.

On the Atlas of Canada Web site, select Learning Resources » Quizzes » Shapes of Canada and pick the Easy level.

Do the quiz.