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Map #1
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Political Map of Canada
Political maps are designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of
major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water. Bright colours are often used to help the user
fmd the borders.
Directions:
1. All labelling should be printed neatly and horizontally. (The only exception here is the physical features
such as mountains where the printing is done to show the exact location of the mountains. However,
this is a political map so you will not be showing major physical features.)
2. If you cannot fit a label into its location, place a dot at the location and print the word neatly to the side
or, if it is a coastal location, out in the ocean. Using a ruler, draw an arrow to the dot in order to indicate
the actual location.
3. Pencil is probably the safest way to label a map, but pen is permitted if you can ensure accuracy and
neatness. I would recommend the use of a pencil.
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Locations to be labelled:
I. Draw in the Great Lakes (5) and, in addition, draw the boundary between the U.S. and Canada that goes
through the lakes.
2. Provinces (10) and territories (3).
3. The national, provincial and territorial capitals.
4. Additional cities:
Vancouver
Thunder Bay
Montreal
Chicago
Calgary
Windsor
Hamilton
New York
Saskatoon
London
Saint John
Seattle
5. Sketch in the west and east coast of the United States and label the U.S.A.
6. Label St. Pierre et Miquelon (France)
7. Using an arrow (ruler) label the
border.
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parallel of latitude that comprises much of Canada’s southern
8. Colour the water blue and the United States green.
Rubric for Marking:
Title Checklist
Accuracy of Features
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Printed neatly
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Located at top of page
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Underlined or highlighted in a box
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Clearly reflects the topic
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Features have been placed accurately on the
map (border, coastline, etc.)
Mapped
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Criteria
Level 4
Level
Level 2
Level I
Appearance
Extremely
Considerably
Moderately
Ineffective
Appropriate
effective
effective use
effective
use of
use of colour
use of
colour,
use of
colour,
colour,
Consistent
shading
of colour,
shading
shading
and/or ruler.
shading
and/or
and/or
and/or
ruler.
ruler.
ruler.
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Use of rule to
create straight
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shading
lines and/or
frame
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Labels
Labels have
Labels have
Labels
Printed neatly
have been
been mapped
been
have been
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mapped
with
mapped
mapped
carefully
with a
considerable
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with
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great deal
accuracy (2
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limited
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accuracy
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5
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accuracy
(more than
5
errors)
error only)
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Map #2— River Map of North America
While you work on this map, look carefully at the direction of flow of the rivers. What physical features
account for their direction?
Directions:
As with mountains, you may label rivers parallel their actual location. Your labeling need not be horizontal
though this makes it easier for you to read. Use an “R.” rather than write the entire word, “River.”
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*you may have to draw a few of the rivers listed below onto your map.
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BONUS LOCATIONS
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Rivers to be labeled:
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extra locations (not required)
Mississippi River
Fraser River
Snake River
Red River (U.S.A.)
St. Lawrence River
Columbia River
Arkansas River
Athabasca River
Colorado River
Missouri River
Peace River
Rio Grande
Platte River
Mackenzie River
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Churchill River (MB)
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Nelson River
YukonRiver
Slave River
North and South
Ohio River
Assiniboine River
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Red River (MB)
Saskatchewan Rivers
Once you have finished labeling the rivers do the following:
1. Using
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a pencil crayon or a fine tip marker outline the rivers in the following ways:
All rivers/lakes flowing into the Arctic Ocean, outline in red
All rivers/lakes flowing into Hudson Bay, outline in green
All rivers/lakes flowing into the Atlantic Ocean, outline in orange
All rivers/lakes flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, outline in brown
All rivers/lakes flowing into the Pacific Ocean, outline in purple
All rivers/lakes flowing into the Gulf of California, outline in yellow
2. Do NOT colour any of the land on this map.
Note: though this map will not be handed in for marks, its content will be included on an upcoming test. Be
sure that you have labeled accurately so that you can use this map for studying purposes.
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Map #3— Physical Features of North America
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Directions:
Use horizontai printing for labelling except for physical features where the labelling serves to indicate the
location of the physical feature for instance, the Rocky Mountains. In this case, your printing of “Rocky
Mountains” should be spaced so that it indicates the full extent of this physical feature’s location. Your atlas
demonstrates this very well.
• Do not forget to place the title on your map.
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LOCATIONS
Label the following on your map of North America:
**extra locations
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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Hudson Bay
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Great Bear Lake
Labrador Sea
Mt. Logan (highest
Canadian peak)
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Lake Athabasca
Beaufort Sea
Brooks Range
Lake Winnipeg
Great Slave Lake
Caribbean Sea
M.a1r Oth’rktal Lake Manitoba
Gulf of California
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Lake Winnepegosis
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Madre d1 Sur
Cape Breton Island
Gulf of Alaska
Canadian Shield
Vancouver Island
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
Queen Charlotte Islands
Rocky Mountains
Onk P.bteaai
Victoria Island
Appalachian Mts.
Grand Canyon
Baffm Island
Alaska Range
Bering Strait
Isthmus of Panama
Note: though this map will not be handed in for marks, its content will be included on an upcoming test. Be
sure that you have labelled accurately so that you can use this map for studying purposes.
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