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Latest revision as of 23:54, 27 September 2015
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Country: Canada
Latitude/Longitude: 62°28'36.48"N/114°24'44"W
Elevation: 248 meters
Major Bodies of Water: Slave Lake is the largest, but there are many lakes surrounding it.
Average Monthly Temp.
Max. Min.
Jan. -23 -32 Feb. -21 -31 Mar. -12 -24 Apr. -2 -13 May 9 -1 Jun. 17 7 Jul. 20 11 Aug. 18 10 Sep. 11 4 Oct. 2 -4 Nov. -10 -17 Dec. -19 -28
Plate Tectonics
-Yellowknife, Canada is located between the North American Plate boundary and the Eurassia Plate boundary. It is closer to the North American plate boundary.
-Yellowknife is surrounded by many igneous rocks such as granite, gabbro, etc.
-These rock are a result of the mountians located West and North of Yellowknife.
A Legend is used on a map so that it can be used more easily. Maps will use symbols like lines, colors, shapes, and many more things to represent things like buildings, roads, and rivers and it is the legends job to tell you what the symbols mean. Legends have been in use for as long as maps have been in use and are not expected to leave any time soon.
Andrew Smith
