Name:________________________________
Map Reading Task
Use the road map on the attached page to answer the following questions.
1.
The community of Gogama in square L13 has two symbols beside its name. What do these symbols represent?
2.
In which square would you find the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 14?
3.
Which lake would you see to the south when driving the Voyageur Route between North Bay and
Sturgeon Falls?
4.
a) Name the town in square M15 that is named after a mineral. b) When measured from Sudbury, what is the closest compass direction to this town?
5.
Which is larger Britt (O14) or Sundridge(O15) and explain how you can tell?
6.
Name each of the highways with the Trans-Canada symbol and list the grid location of each symbol.
7.
Name each of the communities with an airport; give the grid location of each community.
8.
a) How is the distance between 2 points on a road shown on the Ontario road map? b) calculate the distance in kilometers between: i.
Marten River (N15) and Latchford (M15) ii.
Kilarny (O13) and the intersection of Highway 637 and Highway 69(N14) iii.
Matachwan (L14) and Dymond (L15)- following Highway 65

9.
There has been an accident in Temagami (M15) and the injured parties need the service of a hospital.
What is the name of the nearest community with a hospital?
Part A: Find the following features using the Latitude and Longitude coordinates given in the Oxford School
Atlas (the feature could be a city, mountain, lake or island, etc..)
1 34-35
2 34-35
3 37
4 38-39
5 38-39
6 40
7 46
8 48-49
9 50-51
58°N
54°N
59°N
55°N
58°N
53°N
60°N
48°N
65°N
125°W
123°W
110°W
100°W
90°W
81°W
70°W
62°W
85°W
Part B: Give the Latitude and Longitude coordinates for the following places
1.
Alert, NUN _________________________________________________________
2.
Point Pelee, ON
3.
St. John’s, NL
4.
Victoria, BC
5.
Saskatoon, SK
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6.
Thunder Bay, ON _________________________________________________________