Mapping Canada’s Natural Resources

1. You are going to map Canada’s major natural resources and indicate whether they are renewable or non-
renewable.

2. Start mapping: (*everything should be in your legend*)

a. Turn to pg 251 in your text book and map which provinces have major agricultural lands and crop
area (you will need to create a symbol for agriculture)

b. Turn to pg 262 and map the provinces with fishing as their natural resource (create a symbol for
fisheries)

c. Turn to pg 276 and map the provinces and territories with mining as a major natural resource
(create a symbol for mining)

d. Turn to pg 285 and map your best guess for which provinces and territories have forestry as their
major natural resources (create a symbol for forestry)

e. Turn to pg 316 and map which provinces and territories have fuel minerals as a major natural
resource (create a symbol for fuel minerals).

f. Turn to pg 322 and map which provinces have hydroelectricity as a major natural resource
(create a symbol for hydroelectricity).

g. Create a symbol for renewable resources and non-renewable resource and beside each of your
symbols on the map indicate whether it is renewable or non-renewable.

h. Don’t forget to use proper map components:

 Appropriate Title, Legend with appropriate and neat symbols
*** you don’t need to label the provinces and territories

R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Missing a legend and  Proper map  Proper map  Proper map  Proper map
specific map title components have components have components have components have
been used been used been used been used
Missing resources from o Title & o Title & o Title & o Title &
many of the pages legend legend legend legend

Resources aren’t  Resources from  Resources from  Resources from  Resources from
classified as renewable each page are each page are each page are each page are
or non-renewable included on your included on your included on your included on your
map map map map

 Resources are  Resources are  Resources are  Resources are

classified as classified as classified as classified as
renewable or non- renewable or non- renewable or non- renewable or non-
renewable renewable renewable renewable

All of the above has All of the above has All of the above has All of the above has
been done with limited been done with some been done with been done with a high
effectiveness. effectiveness. considerable degree of effectiveness.
effectiveness.
C2, A2