Mapping the World: Skills and Tools · Geographic Skills

Cartographic Conventions

Mastering the use of BOLTS (Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale) and grid references.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do maps simplify complex reality into usable data?
  2. 2Why is scale critical when interpreting the relationship between two locations?
  3. 3How do different map projections distort our perception of world regions?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9G7S03AC9G7S04
Year: Year 7
Subject: Geography
Unit: Mapping the World: Skills and Tools
Period: Geographic Skills

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