Landforms
A tall, steep landform with rocky terrain
What is a Mountain?
A natural watercourse flowing towards a larger body of water
What is a River?
The largest mountain range in Canada
What are the Canadian Rockies?
An imaginary line drawn around the centre of the Earth that is equally distant from both poles
What is the Equator?
An instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction
What is a compass?
A high, flat area of land with steep sides
What is a Plateau?
Largest body of saltwater
What is an Ocean?
The number of Oceans that Canada touches
What is 3?
A diagram representing an area of land
What is a map?
The top of a map that indicates what location is being represented
What is a title?
What is a Valley?
Smaller than an ocean, partly enclosed by land
What is a Sea?
The most famous plains in Canada
What are the Interior Plains?
The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
What is Latitude?
The distance measured in degrees east or west of an imaginary line that runs from the North to the South pole
What is Longitude?
A massive ice formation that slowly moves downhill
What is a Glacier?
Large area of still water
What is a Lake?
Most famous plateau in Canada?
What is the Canadian Shield?
The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground
What is a Scale?
This thing typically explains the symbols and colours used to represent various features and information on a map
What is a Legend?
Piece of land that is surrounded by water, separate from the mainland
What is an Island?
Floating piece of ice
What is an Iceberg?
Most popular waterfall in Canada
What is Niagara Falls?
One of the halves into which the Earth is divided
What is a Hemisphere?
Very dry area with little rain and few plants
What is a Desert?