the representation of an approximately spherical world as a flat map, necessarily involving distortion

something that is flat - its dimensions are height (top to bottom) and width (side to side)

something that is solid - its dimensions are height (top to bottom), width (side to side) and depth (front to back)

the study of the landforms and features of land surfaces

Different map projections

Geography

Geography in secondary school

Locational knowledge of the world

Using a GIS to locate and analyse places around the world

Latitude and longitude

Features of an OS map

Showing height and relief on OS maps

Four and Six Figure Grid References

Scale and distance on OS maps

Fieldwork: Planning and collecting survey data

Fieldwork: Presenting survey data

Fieldwork: Analysing, concluding and evaluating survey data

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.

Geography: what makes a geographer?

What is the main purpose of a map projection?

In the Mercator projection, line of latitude and longitude are all ... 

Most of the world maps that we see are drawn so that which continent is central?

The line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

The line that separates Earth’s land and water.

The line that marks the boundary between different time zones.

What is the purpose of latitude and longitude?

The Tropic of {{}} is north of the Equator.

The Tropic of __________ is south of the Equator.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Different map projections

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.