Alberta Mapping

Kinds of Maps

Included on a Map

Provinces and

TerritoriesScale Direction

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Question 1 - 10

Map has major highways, roads, railway tracks, airports and places of interest.

Answer 1 – 10

• Road

Question 1 - 20

• Weather and precipitation conditions prevalant in a region

Answer 1 – 20

• Climate

Question 1 - 30

• Provincial and national boundaries

Answer 1 – 30

• Political

Question 1 - 40

• Features of an area, such as mountains and rivers

Answer 1 – 40

• Physical

Question 1 - 50

• Use of contour lines to highlight the shape and elevation of an area

Answer 1 – 50

• Topographic

Question 2 - 10

Answer 2 – 10

• Compass rose

Question 2 - 20

• Gives the name or purpose of the map

Answer 2 – 20

• Title

Question 2 - 30

Answer 2 – 30

• Legend

Question 2 - 40

Answer 2 – 40

• Symbols

Question 2 - 50

Answer 2 – 50

• Scale

Question 3 - 10

• Province in yellow

Answer 3 – 10

• Alberta

Question 3 - 20

• Province in yellow

Answer 3 – 20

• British Columbia

Question 3 - 30

• Province in yellow

Answer 3 – 30

• Saskatchewan

Question 3 - 40

• Territory in yellow

Answer 3 – 40

• Yukon

Question 3 - 50

• Province in yellow

Answer 3 – 50

• Ontario

Question 4 - 10

The distance betweenMedicine Hat and Lethbridge is about 1.5 centimetres and each centimetre equals 100 kilometres, the number of kilometres between these 2 cities

Answer 4 – 10

• About 150 kilometres

Question 4 - 20

The distance between Lethbridge and Calgary is about 2 centimetres. Each centimetre equals 100 kilometres. The number of kilometres between these 2 cities

Answer 4 – 20

• About 200 kilometres

Question 4 - 30

The distance between Calgary and Red Deer is 2 centimetres. Each centimetre equals 75 kilometres. The number of kilometres between these 2 cities is

Answer 4 – 30

• About 150 kilometres

Question 4 - 40The distance between Drumheller and Calgary is about 1.5 centimetres. Each centimetre is 75 kilometres. The number of kilometres between these 2 cities is

Answer 4 – 40

• About 110 to 115 kilometres

Question 4 - 50

The distance from Edmonton to Ft. McMurray is about 8.5 centimetres. Each centimetre is 50 kilometres. The number of kilometres between these 2 cities are

Answer 4 – 50

• About 425 kilometres

Question 5 - 10

The direction to travel from Taber to Brooks

Answer 5 – 10

• N or North

Question 5 - 20The direction you go travelling from Medicine Hat to Pincher Creek

Answer 5 – 20

• SW or South West

Question 5 - 30

In what direction do you go if you travel from Stettler to Hanna

Answer 5 – 30

• SE or South East

Question 5 - 40

In what direction do you go if you travel from Alberta to the Yukon

Answer 5 – 40

• NW or North West

Question 5 - 50

In what direction would you go if you travelled from Edmonton to Ottawa

Answer 5 – 50

• SE or South East