CGC Locating Places on a Map
- Compass
In what direction are you traveling when flying from:
Vancouver to Montreal: E | Montreal to Quebec City: NE |
Toronto to Igaluit: N | Ottawa to YellowKnife: NW |
Quebec City to Winnipeg: W | Igaluit to Edmonton: SW |
Whitehorse to Whistler: S | St. John’s to Cape Breton: SW |
Saskatoon to Winnipeg: SE | Calgary to Niagara Falls: SE |
Yellowknife to Victoria: SW | Jasper to Toronto: SE |
- Alphanumeric grid
Use the road map of Ottawa to complete the following:
- Give the location of each using the alphanumeric coordinates
- Your home
- St. F/X
- Mooney’s Bay = N 20
- Parliament Buildings = H 23
- Dow’s Lake = K 21
- Give the coordinates for the following Parks:
- Trappers Park = My hood. R22
- Rideau River Park = K 24
- Rockcliffe Park = not on most maps.
- Major’s Hill Park = H 23
- Hog’s Back Park = M 20
- Give the location of three interesting places or landmarks:
- Latitude and Longitude
- Use the world map in the atlas to find a latitude and longitude for the following:
Location | Latitude | Longitude |
China | 40 N | 100 E |
Australia | 20 S | 140 E |
Canada | 60 N | 100 W |
Brazil | 0 | 60 W |
Hawaiian Islands | 20 N | 160 W |
Indonesia | 0 | 120 E |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 20 E |
Mexico City | 20 N | 100 W |
Washington, D.C. | 40 N | 80 W |
Japan | 40 N | 140 E |
- Use the map of Canada on p. 12 to name the LARGEST city that is closest to the following coordinates:
Latitude | Longitude | City |
50 N | 125 W | Vancouver |
45 N | 65 W | Saint John, NB |
50 N | 105 W | Regina |
50 N | 95 W | Winnipeg |
70 N | 135 W | Tuktoyaktuk |
47 N | 72 W | Quebec City |
50 N | 90 W | Thunder Bay |
60 N | 135 W | Carcross, Yukon |
45 N | 65 W | Halifax |
65 N | 75 W | Cape Dorset |