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Grade 9 Geography - Mapping & Directions Flashcards

1
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What are Cardinal Points?

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North, West, South, East and everything inbetween

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What are Bearing Points?

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Estimated degrees from central position

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3
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What degree is N?

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0

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What degree is NNE?

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22.5

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What degree is NE?

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45

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What degree is ENE?

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67.5

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7
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What degree is E?

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90

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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

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What degree is SSE

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157.5

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What degree is S?

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180

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12
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What degree is SSW?

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202.5

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13
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What degree is SW?

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225

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14
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What degree is WSW?

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247.5

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15
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What degree is W?

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270

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What degree is WNN?

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292.5

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17
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What degree is NW?

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315

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18
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What degree is NNW?

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337.5

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19
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Between N and NE

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NNE

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20
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Between NE and E

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ENE

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21
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between E and SE

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ESE

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22
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between SE and S

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SSE

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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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25
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between W and NW

26
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between NW and N

27
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Pacific Ocean

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West on the left of B.C

28
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Baffin Island

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Biggest Island in Nunavut

29
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Ellesmere Island

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Northern Island in Nunavut

30
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Queen Charlotte

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Small Island Western to B.C

31
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Manitoulin Island

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Island in Lake Huron

32
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Vancouver Island

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Biggest Island separated from the Western side of B.C

33
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Victoria Island

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Second biggest island to the NNE of Nunavut

34
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Southampton Island

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The biggest island in Nunavut touching Hudson Bay

35
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Beaufort Sea

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Also known as the Arctic Ocean

36
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Great Bear Lake

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The most Northern Lake in the Northwest Territories

37
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Lake Ontario

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Smallest and the most Eastern Great lake

38
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Lake Erie

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Second smallest and in between Lake Huron and Lake Ontario

39
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Fraser River

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The river in B.C

40
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James Bay

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The piece of wetland connected to the SSE part of Hudson Bay

41
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Great Slave Lake

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The lake more South in Northwest Territories

42
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What are the Great Five lakes In order left to right?

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Lake Superior, Lake Mishigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario

43
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Lake Michigan

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The lake that reaches the most South

44
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Lake Superior

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The largest Great Lake

45
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Nelson River

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The river in Manitoba that connects Hudson Bay and Lake Winnipeg

46
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Hudson Bay

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The largest waterway in Canada touching Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec

47
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Lake Winnipeg

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The largest waterway in Manitoba

48
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Lake Athabasca

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The lake mainly in Saskatchewan connected to peace River

49
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Lake Huron

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The lake that is connected to lake Michigan and contains Manitoulin Island

50
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Mackenzie River

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The River in Northwest Territories connecting Beaufort Sea and Great Slave Lake

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St. Lawrence River

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The River on the East touching the edge of Quebec and Anticosti Island

52
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Ungava Bay

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The waterway on the Northern side of Quebec near Labrador

53
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Anticosti Island

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The Island on the Eastern side of Quebec touching St. Lawrence River

54
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Peace RIver

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The River mainly in Alberta connected to Lake Athabasca

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Lake of Woods

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The small water way on the edge of the Western border in Onatario

56
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Smallwood Reservoir

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The only waterway in Labrador

57
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Sable Island

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The tiny island to the SE of the map and closes to Nova Scotia

58
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Mackenzie Bay

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The most Northern waterway in Northwest Territories touching Beaufort Sea

59
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Lake Nipigon

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The only waterway fully in Ontario connected by a river to Lake Superior

60
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Cape Breton Island

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The Small piece of land on the Northern part of Nova Scotia to the Eastern side of that Land

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