Canadian Mapping Curriculum Map

Students will learn about the different regions, provinces, territories, communities, bodies of water, natural resources, mapping symbols, and kinds of maps. They will develop skills such as locating places on a map in a variety of ways, labeling and coloring maps, recognizing different types of maps, and determining the characteristics of a region and its economic influence on Canada.

This resource is packed with ideas and activities on teaching mapping skills about Canada while extending student knowledge about their own country.

Five Full-Colour Maps

1. Outline Map of Canada

2. Political Map of Canada

3. Physical Map of Canada

4. Land Elevations of Canada

5. Natural Resources

Introduction and Teacher Planning Information:

• At A Glance TM – Learning Expectations

• Teacher Rubric

• Student Rubric

• Introduction & Teacher Information

• Answer Key for each section

Glossary of Geographic Terms for the students

Locating Canada and Mapping Skills Activities

• Canada in the World Continents and Oceans - (Locating Canada)

• Canada in the World Political Map - (Locating Canada in North America)

• Canada’s Provinces and Territories - Political Map

• Map Symbols

• Using a Legend on a Political Map of Canada

• Borders and Boundaries

• Finding Canadian Cities - Using Symbols

• Canada’s Provinces, Territories, Capital Cities, Games and Activities

• Canada Sort (Cards for Capital Cities, Provinces and Territories)

• Canada Sort (Sorting Vocabulary onto a Graphic Organizer)

• Abbreviations For the Provinces and Territories

• Using Scale to Find Distance

• Map of Alberta - Using Scale to Find Distance - Straight Line

• Map of Ontario - Using Scale to Find Distance - Curved Line

• From Place to Place in Canada (Using Map Scale to Calculate Distances)

• Cardinal and Intermediate Directions - 1

• Cardinal and Intermediate Directions - 2

• Cardinal and Intermediate Directions - Map of Canada

• Using the Compass Rose With a Road Map

• National Historic Sites in Canada (Using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions)

• National Historic Sites in Canada (Using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions)

• Directions Can be Helpful (Using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions)

• Can You Guess What I Am Thinking About? (Game using cardinal and intermediate directions)

• Map of Canada 1 (Labelled Political Map of Canada)

• Map of Canada 2 (Unlabelled Political Map of Canada)

• Canada’s Transportation Routes 1

• Canada’s Transportation Routes 2

• Comparing Two Cities Iqaluit and Montreal (Interpreting aerial photos)

• Number and Letter Grids on Maps

• Locating Countries Using Coordinates  

• For Use With Locating Countries Using Coordinates

• Using a Map Grid - With a Map of Canada

• Using a Map Grid - With a Map of Ontario

• Parallels of Latitude

• Meridians of Longitude

• Latitude and Longitude - Using a Map of the World

• Latitude and Longitude - Using a Map of Canada

• Where I Live in Canada (Using Latitude and Longitude)

• Where I Live in Canada - An Interview

• Where I Live in the World

Physical and Economic Regions in Canada Activities

• Landforms: The Physical Regions of Canada - Part 1

• Landforms: The Physical Regions of Canada - Part 2

• Canada’s Natural Resources and Physical Regions

• Economic Regions in Canada

• The Niagara Region of Canada

• Alberta’s Oil Sands Region

• Comparing Two Regions of Canada

• Comparing a Region of Canada With a Region in the United States

Kinds of Maps Activities

• Kinds of Maps

• Canada on Many Maps - Part 1

• Canada on Many Maps - Part 2

• Canada on Many Maps - Part 3

Major Bodies of Water in Canada Activities

• The Oceans and Other Major Bodies of Water

• The Oceans and Other Major Bodies of Water (Research Project)

• Canada’s Big Water

• Ontario’s Big Water

• The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes System

Making Comparisons Activities

• Guess Where I Live?

• Comparing Provinces and Territories

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