A1+-+Intro+to+Geography+and+maps

= What is Geography? = = =

First Lessons

 * What is the difference between Human, Physical and Environmental Geography?
 * Skills: Drawing field sketches and describing locations
 * Using the **5 W's** (What, where, why, who, when and the **H**(how)
 * Use the photo below to ask 6 questions about it using the 5W's and the H
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Maps and Map Projections
Which of the two world maps are correct? Explain your answer. All maps are just a way to represent the world. Why is a globe so good. What are the problems with using a globe.
 * Questions:**

**Computer Based Lesson**
You will need to click here to go to the excellent www.geographyalltheway.com Make sure that you download the page called **Mercator vs. Peters Projection, if you cannot do it from the page you can download the file on the link below. **

You will be answering the tasks directly onto the sheet. When you have finished the sheet this is what you have to do


 * 1) at the top left of this page click onto the section marked New Page
 * 2) You will then create a page which is called your name e.g. Nathan, Flavia, Craig etc
 * 3) When you open this page click at the section marked Edit at the top right of the page
 * 4) This is now your page. You can put what you like on it to do with Humanities
 * 5) Importantly now, you need to upload the file which you have saved to this section.

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Here is a complex but fun one. Print out in colour and bring to class. This is a simpler cube shaped globe that will be completed in class Print this out and open the next file of instructions to create your own globe
 * Some projections you can make yourself**

**Latitude and Longitude**
Visit this [|site]. Watch it and do the questions at the end. You will be tested on your knowledge in class. Some Geography Games media type="custom" key="4376491" align="center"

[|Traveller IQ] [|Mind Picnic] [|World Map]


 * Continents and Oceans**



**Maps and Plans**
A plan is a large scale map. We will make a plan of the classroom Title Border Scale Key North Sign.
 * Lesson: What does a map or plan need?**

Direction and Scale on Maps


Scale is usually shown on a map in two ways. 1. A line scale 0_1km 2. A ratio scale: 1:2 means something that is 1cm on a map is 2cm in real life 1:10 Look on different maps to see what the scale is

Task: Draw something in the classroom at different scales 1:2, 1:4 and 1:10

Task: use the map at the end of the book to answer the distance questions.

Lesson work on direction from Foundations Text book Treasure hunt homework sheet.

[|Worksheet]to be done using Foundations ordnance survey map. All the worksheets for this section.


 * Map Symbols**: Learn what the following map symbols mean for a test. You can find out their meaning from The ordnance survey site. Click here

This is the website from the Ordnance survey mapping organisation in the UK. It has excellent games and hints to help you with mapwork.

Grid References: Play the games on this site to test yourselves on grid references and symbols

How is Height Shown on a map?
This is done in 3 ways. a) spot heights b) layer shading and c) contours Worksheet on contours, spot heights and layer shading. Recognising landforms using contours

Overlaying Contour Maps onto Google Earth
To be able to do this you must have Google Earth downloaded on your computer.

Latitude and Longitude Contour Map Quiz - join the photos with the contour line map Map Symbols Test Great Mapwork site here - for primary and secondary students
 * Test Yourself:**