a GIS contains digital maps that allow us to investigate geographical patterns

a large area with similar plants, animals and climate

the features of an area, made up of natural things like hills and rivers, and human things like buildings and roads

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Using digital maps to identify different landscapes of North and South America

Geography

Using maps to locate countries in North and South America

Climate of North and South America

Physical geography of North and South America

Human geography of North and South America

Economic activities of North and South America

Planning a journey through the Americas

This unit provides a foundation for 'South America: Why does the Amazon matter?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes through a case study of the Amazon as a region of Brazil.

This unit builds directly on 'Europe: How diverse are its landscapes and places?', which focuses on the diverse people and landscapes of Europe, as well as earlier work in 'Contrasting locality: What is it like to live in (named location) in Jamaica?', which extends and deepens pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography and processes.

This unit introduces the continents of North and South America through their physical and human features. Pupils explore climate, land use, and economic activity across different regions, and plan a journey that connects a range of contrasting places.

North and South America: how diverse are their places and landscapes?

a layer is extra information you can add on top of the basemap

a layer is the colour scheme used on the basemap

a layer is a background map on a GIS, also called a basemap

Which of these statements correctly describes a 'layer' on a GIS?

A key shows what different colours and symbols mean. Which button locates this on the Geography Visualiser?

Unlike 2D views, {{}} visualisations make it easier to see the shape of the land.

What tool allows you to add your own information and labels to a Geography Visualiser map?

Which tool on the Geography Visualiser allows us to find out the distance between points?

North and {{}} America are both continents

Which of these landscape features are natural, and which are made by humans?

The USA is found in the continent of {{}} America.

Which of these countries are found in South America?

Using digital maps to identify different landscapes of North and South America

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