Map Skills

1. On the map included with this article, find where the Northeast Margaree River starts. Find where the Southwest Margaree River starts. Find the place where they meet. What is it called?
2. Find where the Margaree River empties. What is this body of water called?
3. What direction does the Northeast Margaree flow? What direction does the Southwest Margaree River flow? Think carefully about your answers. Look at the Finding Directions sections of Welcome to Cape Breton Island, Parts One and Two, for a review of directions.
4. On a map of Cape Breton Island, find three Scottish communities on the south side of the Margaree River. Find three Acadian communities on the north side.