Inquiry

What can I learn about the Cordillera Region from a map?

Compare the maps of the region.  Download and use the Cordillera Region map below to complete the following:

Write the names of

  • province(s) and territories in this region
  • landforms such as the Rocky Mountains, Mount Robson, Mount Logan
  • rivers in the region such as Fraser River and Columbia River (after which the province BC is named)
  • islands such as Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii
  • fjords such as Howe Sound
  • bays such as English Bay
  • oceans such as the Pacific Ocean
  • Canada's mini desert south of Penticton which has less rainfall than the Sahara desert
  • capital cities, Victoria and Whitehorse, and other cities such as Vancouver, Penticton, Kelowna, and Dawson City     


Draw lines or pictures on your map to show

  • where the Trans-Canada Highway crosses the region 

Resources for Inquiry

  1. Textbook
      • Read page 159.
      • Read page 350.
      • Read page 158.             

  2. Internet | Maps

    Further your inquiry by looking at other maps:

      • Search for ‘images maps Cordillera’ on the Internet.
      • Use any map or atlas you have at home.



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Notebook


Click here to download, save to your Unit 6 Notebook,  and use 6-1 Cordillera Region Map Assessment to complete this inquiry.


You will hand in this map on one of the following pages.
When you feel confident about the information you explored in this inquiry, complete the Lesson 2 Self-Check on the following page.