Outline Maps of Canada, Grades 4-8

Almost every map included can be used to teach or review the use of: directions on a compass rose, symbols on a legend and mapping terms such as border, boundary and hemisphere. The maps will help students: recognize the shape of Canada; locate Canada in North America and the world; recognize and locate Canada's provinces, territories and capital cities; begin to recognize parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude; use simple scale on maps of Canada; provide starting points for inquiry or research on specific provinces and territories; use a grid on a map; locate and name rivers and large bodies of water. 64 pages.