Year 10 - Geography
Using GIS to map the track of a tropical storm
Weather hazards
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This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Unit Summary
This unit teaches pupils about weather hazards at the global and national (UK) scales. Pupils learn about global atmospheric circulation before focusing on the formation, impacts and responses to tropical storms. Pupils also learn about extreme weather events in the UK.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use and configure GIS to visualise the tracks of tropical storms.
Key Notes
- Ready-made tropical storm layers can be configured to visualise spatial patterns more effectively, e.g. using filters.
- Tropical storms can be analysed using pop-up data.
- Georeferenced data about a particular tropical storm can be mapped using GIS and configured to show selected attributes.
- A storm track can be visualised using temporal data, in a time-enabled GIS map.
Vocabulary To Learn
- attribute: a data value associated with a feature or variable measure ('field') in a GIS layer
- pop-up: in GIS, a read-only display of attribute information, often linked to a location
- georeferenced data: information which has been tied to a particular location (geolocated), using an agreed system such as latitude and longitude
- temporal data: information which is tied to a particular point in time, so that data can be time-enabled (also known as spatiotemporal data)
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It is very easy to miss important small steps in GIS.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Ready-made tropical storm layers can be configured to visualise spatial patterns more effectively, e.g. using filters. Tropical storms can be analysed using pop-up data.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'attribute'
a data value associated with a feature or variable measure ('field') in a GIS layer.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: It is very easy to miss important small steps in GIS. Correction: Take students through each step and check for understanding very regularly.
More Lessons In This Unit
- An example of a recent extreme weather event in the UK Study Guide
- Example of a tropical storm Study Guide
- Global atmospheric circulation model, pressure belts and surface winds Study Guide
- Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms Study Guide
- Tropical storms – distribution, formation and development Study Guide
- Tropical storms – hazards and effects Study Guide
- Tropical storms – responses Study Guide
- Weather hazards in the UK Study Guide
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