Grade 9 Geography - Mapping & Directions Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
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What are Cardinal Points?
A
North, West, South, East and everything inbetween
2
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What are Bearing Points?
A
Estimated degrees from central position
3
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What degree is N?
A
0
4
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What degree is NNE?
A
22.5
5
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What degree is NE?
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45
6
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What degree is ENE?
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67.5
7
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What degree is E?
A
90
8
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What degree is ESE?
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112.5
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What degree is SE?
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135
10
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What degree is SSE
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157.5
11
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What degree is S?
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180
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What degree is SSW?
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202.5
13
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What degree is SW?
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225
14
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What degree is WSW?
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247.5
15
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What degree is W?
A
270
16
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What degree is WNN?
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292.5
17
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What degree is NW?
A
315
18
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What degree is NNW?
A
337.5
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Between N and NE
A
NNE
20
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Between NE and E
A
ENE
21
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between E and SE
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ESE
22
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between SE and S
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SSE
23
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between S and SW
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SSW
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between SW and W
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WSW
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between W and NW
WNW
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between NW and N
NNW
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Pacific Ocean
West on the left of B.C
28
Baffin Island
Biggest Island in Nunavut
29
Ellesmere Island
Northern Island in Nunavut
30
Queen Charlotte
Small Island Western to B.C
31
Manitoulin Island
Island in Lake Huron
32
Vancouver Island
Biggest Island separated from the Western side of B.C
33
Victoria Island
Second biggest island to the NNE of Nunavut
34
Southampton Island
The biggest island in Nunavut touching Hudson Bay
35
Beaufort Sea
Also known as the Arctic Ocean
36
Great Bear Lake
The most Northern Lake in the Northwest Territories
37
Lake Ontario
Smallest and the most Eastern Great lake
38
Lake Erie
Second smallest and in between Lake Huron and Lake Ontario
39
Fraser River
The river in B.C
40
James Bay
The piece of wetland connected to the SSE part of Hudson Bay
41
Great Slave Lake
The lake more South in Northwest Territories
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What are the Great Five lakes In order left to right?
Lake Superior, Lake Mishigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario
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Lake Michigan
The lake that reaches the most South
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Lake Superior
The largest Great Lake
45
Nelson River
The river in Manitoba that connects Hudson Bay and Lake Winnipeg
46
Hudson Bay
The largest waterway in Canada touching Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec
47
Lake Winnipeg
The largest waterway in Manitoba
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Lake Athabasca
The lake mainly in Saskatchewan connected to peace River
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Lake Huron
The lake that is connected to lake Michigan and contains Manitoulin Island
50
Mackenzie River
The River in Northwest Territories connecting Beaufort Sea and Great Slave Lake
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St. Lawrence River
The River on the East touching the edge of Quebec and Anticosti Island
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Ungava Bay
The waterway on the Northern side of Quebec near Labrador
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Anticosti Island
The Island on the Eastern side of Quebec touching St. Lawrence River
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Peace RIver
The River mainly in Alberta connected to Lake Athabasca
55
Lake of Woods
The small water way on the edge of the Western border in Onatario
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Smallwood Reservoir
The only waterway in Labrador
57
Sable Island
The tiny island to the SE of the map and closes to Nova Scotia
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Mackenzie Bay
The most Northern waterway in Northwest Territories touching Beaufort Sea
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Lake Nipigon
The only waterway fully in Ontario connected by a river to Lake Superior
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Cape Breton Island
The Small piece of land on the Northern part of Nova Scotia to the Eastern side of that Land
