Issues in Canadian Geography – Grade 9
Create a Political Map of Canada
Instructions:
Part A Locate and label Canada’s territories and provinces in CAPITAL letters
Part B Locate and label the capital city of each province and territory and underline each city name.
Part C Locate the capital city of Canada. Label this city in CAPITAL letters and underline.
Part D Locate and label the following cities on your map: Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal
Part E Locate and label the following countries in CAPITAL letters. Colour each a single colour representating
Foreign Nations.
• United States • Greenland • Iceland
Part F Locate and label the following bodies of water and shade all blue:
• Pacific Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Hudson Bay • Gulf of St.
Lawrence
Part G Locate and label the following bodies of water on your map, and shade them blue:
• Great Bear
Lake
• Lake Athabasca • Lake Superior • Lake Michigan • Lake Ontario
• Great Slave
Lake
• Lake Winnipeg • Lake Huron • Lake Erie
Part H Draw and label the following rivers:
• Fraser River • Mackenzie River • St. Lawrence River
Part I Complete your map with BOLTS (no Scale)
Border (Already complete)
Orientation – North Arrow
Legend of symbols and colours
Title – Must be descriptive
