GIS: a computer-based system that captures, visualises and analyses geographic data to help understand spatial patterns

an online GIS map which is often interactive or can be created or saved by the user online (‘in the cloud’)

a standalone foundational map used in GIS as a webmap background for other data layers to be added

the selection of data in a GIS layer to visualise spatial patterns more clearly and avoid cluttering a webmap

in GIS, an area generated by analysis tools for a specified distance around a point, line or polygon feature

British English CC

Using GIS to visualise data in a webmap

Geography

Using atlases

Using OS maps to locate places

Using OS maps to analyse physical features

Describing landscapes using maps

Sketch maps and cross sections

Using and interpreting photographs

Constructing graphs in geography

Interpreting graphs in geography

Using statistical data in geography

Using and interpreting spatial data

This unit teaches pupils about geographical skills. Pupils will learn how to identify, describe and analyse atlas and OS maps at different scales. They will also learn how to construct and interpret photos, diagrams, graphs and thematic maps. Pupils will also learn numerical and statistical skills.

Geographical and statistics skills

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

A computer system that analyses geographic data

A map made and viewed online with interactive layers

A way to reduce clutter by showing selected data only

An area created around a feature by a set distance

Which of the following is **not** a good reason to apply a filter?

What is one limitation of using highly detailed basemaps in GIS analysis?

It might not show features clearly for analysis

Why should students **not** choose a basemap just because it looks nice?

The middle value in a set of ordered numbers

The difference between the highest and lowest values

Number of buses passing a point in 10 minutes

What type of graph is best for showing changes over time?

Scatter graphs are useful for showing the {{}} between two variables.

Type of land use (residential, industrial, commercial)

Which of the following shows categorical data?

A value that doesn’t fit the expected pattern

Starter Quiz