Map of Canada
What is the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
Name the four Cardinal Points.
North, East, South, West
How many time zones are there in Canada?
6 time zones
This Greek mathematician created the first world map with lines of latitude and longitude.
Ptolemy
This ocean is situated north of Antarctica.
Southern Ocean
What is the capital of the NWT?
Yellowknife
What is the name for 0 degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
Name all of Canada's time zones.
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, Newdfoundland
What year was the Mercator Map created in?
1569
How many Greenland's can fit into Africa?
14
What province is directly north of Nova Scotia?
PEI
How many points are there on a Compass Rose?
16
We live in this time zone?
Eastern
How does the Mercator distort the earth's land masses?
Land masses appear smaller closer to the equator, and larger at the poles.
Name the five Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Which is further west - Yukon or British Columbia?
Yukon
0 degrees longitude runs through this city?
Greenwich, UK
If it's 12pm in Toronto, what time is it in Edmonton?
10am
Which three natural features are used by geographers to separate the continents of Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains, Caspian Sea, Black Sea
Name two countries that are in both Asia and Europe.
Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
Regina
0 degrees latitude breaks the world into these two hemispheres?
Northern & Southern Hemispheres
If it's 9am in Victoria, what time is it in Halifax?
1pm
Name 4 maps are being used today instead of the Mercator Map.
Orange Peel, Authograph, Eckert IV, Equal Earth
How many degrees are associated with the Northeast direction on a compass rose?
45 degrees