Year 7 - Geography
Using a GIS to locate and analyse places around the world
Geography: what makes a geographer?
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Unit Summary
Pupils will use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world. Pupils will focus in on specific places to develop an awareness of how geographers examine place. OS maps and GIS will be used alongside fieldwork to build pupils' procedural knowledge.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a geographic information system (GIS) to locate places around the world and find out their size and distance from the UK.
Key Notes
- A GIS allows us to store and display data on a digital map.
- Different layers of data can be added on a GIS which allows us to investigate spatial patterns.
- A GIS can be used to locate places around the world and investigate their size and distance from other places.
- Decisions are taken when using a GIS to analyse data which can lead to differences in results.
Vocabulary To Learn
- digital map: A digital map is an electronic version of a map that can be used on a computer to see places, get directions, and find information about locations.
- geographic information system: A GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system that captures, and displays geographic data to help understand spatial patterns.
- layer: A layer in a GIS is a set of data that you can look at on a map so that geographical patterns can be analysed.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Digital maps are only used to locate places.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
A GIS allows us to store and display data on a digital map. Different layers of data can be added on a GIS which allows us to investigate spatial patterns.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'digital map'
A digital map is an electronic version of a map that can be used on a computer to see places, get directions, and find information about locations.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Digital maps are only used to locate places. Correction: Digital maps are used in many different jobs and used to present data.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Different map projections Study Guide
- Features of an OS map Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Planning and collecting survey data Study Guide
- Fieldwork: Presenting survey data Study Guide
- Four and Six Figure Grid References Study Guide
- Geography in secondary school Study Guide
- Latitude and longitude Study Guide
- Locational knowledge of the world Study Guide
- Scale and distance on OS maps Study Guide
- Showing height and relief on OS maps Study Guide
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