More Directions Continued

Look at a map of Newfoundland on page 52 in the Nystrom Canadian Desk Atlas. The city of St. John’s is in the southeast corner of Newfoundland, because it is south and east of the rest of the island.

Try these locations yourself.

  1. On page 52 in the Nystrom Canadian Desk Atlas, what direction are the Madeleine Islands in relation to Cape Breton Island?

  2. What direction is Cape Sable in relation to Halifax?

  3. In what part of Cape Breton Island is the Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

  4. On a map of Canada (pages 42-43 in the Nystrom Canadian Desk Atlas) in what part of Canada is Nova Scotia?

  5. On the same map, in what part of Canada is the Yukon Territory?

  6. What direction is Grande Prairie, Alberta, in relation to Calgary, Alberta?

Further Activities

  1. Bring in as many samples of leaves and twigs as you can of trees that grow naturally on Cape Breton Island. Don’t forget mosses, cranberries, blueberries and ground juniper.

  2. In an atlas or on a map of the world, find the countries listed in the “Place” box for this reading.

  3. On a map of Cape Breton Island, find the boundary lines that separate each county.

  4. On a map of Cape Breton Island, find five rivers in each county.



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