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What are the provinces of Canada? |
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, |
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What are the territories of Canada? |
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
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What are the capital cities of each province/territory? |
BC- Victoria Alberta-Edmonton Saskatchewan-Regina Manitoba-Winnepeg Ontario-Toronto Quebec-Quebec City New Brunswick-Fredericton Nova Scotia-Halifax PEI-Charlottetown Newfoundland & Labrador-St. John's Yukon-Whitehorse Northwest Territories-Yellowknife Nunavut-Iqaluit |
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What is the capital of Canada? |
Ottawa, Ontario
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What are the major bodies of water in and around Canada? |
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Hudson's Bay |
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What are the 6 essential features of a map? |
1. Compass 2. Legend 3. Scale 4. Border 5. Title 6. Date of publication |
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What is the only country Canada borders? |
USA |
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What is the definition of an equator? |
Divides the world into north and south, is 0 degrees latitude |
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What is a general purpose map? |
map that contains many different types of information |
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What is a prime meridian? |
A prime meridian divides the world into east and west, at 0 degrees longtitute located in greenwich, england |
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What is a thematic map? |
A thematic map is a map containing information on only one topic or theme |
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What is a topographic map? |
A topographic map is a large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features |
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What is a large-scale map? |
A large-scale map is a map that shows a large amount of detail of a small area |
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What is a small scale map? |
A small-scale map is a map that shows a small amount of detail of a large area |
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What is an international date line? |
An international date line is a line measured at 180 degrees longtitude, and once you cross it, the time has changed by one day. (e.g. travelling from Canada to Australia) |
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What is a cartographer? |
A cartographer makes and studies maps |
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What are the 16 points on a compass rose, from north to west? |
1. NORTH 2. NORTH NORTH EAST 3. NORTH EAST 4. EAST NORTH EAST 5. EAST 6. EAST SOUTH EAST 7. SOUTH EAST 8. SOUTH SOUTH EAST 9. SOUTH 10. SOUTH SOUTH WEST 11. SOUTH WEST 12. WEST SOUTH WEST 13. WEST 14. WEST NORTH WEST 15. NORTH WEST 16. NORTH NORTH WEST |
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What are the hemispheres, and which hemisphere is Canada located in? |
Northwest, North-east, South-west, South-east. Canada is located in the northwestern hemisphere. |
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What are the time zones in Canada from west to east? Which time zone is Toronto located in? |
PST, MST, CST, EST, AST, NST. Toronto is located in EST. |
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How many hours does each time zone change by? |
Every time zone changes by one hour, except for NST, which changes by 30 minutes. |
