location 1
The Continent that we live on
North America
What shape is the earth?
a sphere
What is a hemisphere?
half a sphere
The province that we live in
Ontario
What is an ocean?
a large body of water
Which province is the farthest east?
Newfoundland
What is a compass rose?
a small drawing on a map that shows direction
The number of oceans on earth
5
How many oceans does Canada touch?
3
These are cardinal directions
North
South
East
West
The Northern most point on the globe is called this
North Pole
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
The number of continents
7
Line that splits the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
Invisible Line that splits the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
The country that we I live in
Canada
The Study of the world around us and its people is called:
Geography
What is the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
Name the 4 Key features every map needs
1) Title
2) Key/legend
3) Scale
4) Compass Rose
Name the 5 major oceans
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
A continent is:
A large mass of land
Symbols
What is the name of the line of mountains on part of the border between British Columbia and Alberta?
Canadian Rockies
Which province has Charlottetown as its capital?
Prince Edward Island
List the continents
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
These lines run from west to east and are parallel to the equator
lines of latitude
How many great lakes are there?
5
THe St Lawrence River is a HUGE river in which province?
Quebec
These lines run north to south and measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
lines of longitude
Which territory is the farthest north?
Nunavut
Canada's biggest province or territory has the smallest number of people living there. What is it?
Nunavut
What are the 5 Great Lakes?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Name the oceans Canada touches.
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
The part of a map that helps compare real distances to other distances on a map is called....
A map scale
This Canadian province has mostly straight lines (borders) around it.
Saskatchewan
Which province is the farthest south?
Ontario