TOPOGRAPHIC MAP INTERPRETATION
Bolton, Ontario
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1 1. a) Contrast the relief of the south-central portion of the map with the
northern portion.
2 b) What human feature borders the boundary between these two broad
regions? Why?
2 c) How does the land use change between these two areas of the map?
Provide map evidence to support your answer.
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2. a) What is the major drainage feature on the map?
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b) Where does it eventually go?
1 c) What is the name of the most upstream community that this river passes
through on the map?
1 d) At what point (give grid references) does this feature (i) enter the map (ii)
exit or leave the map?
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e) What use is made of this feature as it leaves the map?
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f) What kind of feature does this river occupy? (How was it formed?)
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3. a) What is the large physical feature in the south west corner of the map?
1 b) What is the elevation change from the bridge at 817509 to the intersection
at 810497?
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4. What large human feature is in the south east corner of the map?
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5. Name all the regional governments on the map.
2 6. How does the residential pattern of Palgrave differ from (i) the
development just to the east (ii) the rest of the map?
1 7. What do you suppose caused the communities of Caledon East and Bolton
to develop?
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8. What feature is at 023605? Why is it there?
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9. What is the larger feature in squares 1950, 1951, and 1952?
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10. What is the name of the larger feature in 1755?
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11. What sort of activity is taking place in 9550?
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12. What is the large feature just south of Caledon Village?
1 13. Describe how the road pattern changes from east to west across the
map.
2 14. What do you note about the easting grid numbers across the map? Why
do you suppose this happens?
2 15. What do you suppose was the country of origin for most of the original
settlers to this area? (What evidence do you have to support this conclusion?)
1 16. Why might the ski hill in 0058 have a longer season than other hills in the
immediate area?
3 17. Make a list of all the recreational activities/features you can find, with map
references.
3 18. Make a list of all the economic activities you can find on the map, with
map references.
1 BONUS 1 Why is there very little development south of Hwy 7 (south of
Woodbridge)?
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BONUS 2 What is the name of the private school at 199667?
1 BONUS 3 What is the large feature that shows (partly) in squares 2057 and
2058?