Year 7 Geography PPT Notes Sept 2022

GEOGRAPHY GOAL:
i. …........
ii. ………………
iii. ………………
GEOGRAPHY YEAR 7
TOPIC :
MAPS AND MAPPING.
L.O: To understand what a map is, the
different types of maps and features of a
good map.
 What is a map?
 Different types of maps.
 Features of a good map.

a) What is a map?
Definition :
• A map is diagrammatic
representation of an area of land or
the sea showing physical features,
cities, roads, etc.
Example: a tourist map; a street
map.
A street map
A tourist map
Different Categories of maps
Major categories are:
a)General reference maps
 Show information on the location of a
geographic feature.
b)Thematic maps
 Show a particular or specific theme or
topic of interest.
c) Dynamic maps
 They are changeable and usually require
interactions by the user.
Example: Google Maps
Common types of maps
i. Physical maps
– Show the landscape features of place,
e.g. mountains, lakes, rivers e.t.c
ii. Political maps

- Show the state and national boundaries
of a place, which includes location of large
or small cities.
iii. Topographic maps
-Show more details about an area and the
geographic position for both natural and
man-made features.
iv. Climatic maps

-Show details about the distribution and
prevailing weather patterns.
v. Economic maps
-Show various economic activities.
vi. Thematic maps

- Show specific information.
Features of a good map
A good map should have:
• Title
• Borders/ Boundaries
• Key (legend/symbols)
• Compass
• Scale
• Labels
A PLAN
Learning Objective:
To understand what a plan is.

What is a plan?
• This is a map of a small
area for example, a school
or a room drawn to a scale.
The scale
• This is the ratio of the distance
on a map to the real distance.
• The scale is always marked on a

plan so that people can tell the
actual size in real life.
TYPES OF SCALES
i. Statement scale
ii.Linear scale
iii.Ratio scale
How to show the scale
i) In words: 1 cm to 30cm
ii) As a ratio: 1: 30
iii)As a line divided into

centimeters, then labelled
Calculating the
scale
Question:
i. If 5cm on a plan
represents 300cm in
real life. What is the
scale?
ii. If 10cm on a plan represents
500cm in real life. What is the
scale?
Homework:
“Your Turn” questions on page 27
Mental maps
This is a map that you
make and carry in your
head.
They help us find our

way.
Mental maps are gappy.
They show things that are
important to us but they
leave out a lot of things.
Sketch map
• This is a simple map that
shows what a place is like,
or how to get there.
• It is always not drawn to

scale.
Real maps
These are accurate maps
usually drawn to scale.
Real maps use symbols to

show things. They are
given in a key.
GRID LINES
• They divide a map into squares.

Grid reference
L.O: To learn how to find places
on a map using grid lines.
Grid reference
Definition
• This is a set of numbers, or numbers

and letters, that tells us where to find
something on a map.
a.Four figure grid reference.
b.Six figure grid reference.

FOUR FIGURE GRID
REFERENCE
See attached video
SIX FIGURE GRID
REFERENCE
See attached video
DISTANCE
L.O:
To understand how
to calculate distance
between two points
Geog.1 textbook page 35
COMPASS AND
DIRECTION
Learning Objective:
 To understand how a
compass works in
location of places and
showing of directions.
The compass points
i. North
ii. East
iii. South
iv. West
Task:
Draw the four compass on Page

36 in Geography notebooks.
Add the other directions in

between.
Class task:
“Your Turn” questions on Page

36, 37
SKETCH MAPS
Learning objective:
• Understand how to draw a
sketch map
• Understand how to use the
key in a sketch map
Features of a sketch
map
A sketch map should have a:
• Title
• Frame
• Key
• Labels and annotations (notes)
• Just enough detail to show the
shape and the layout.
• See Geog.1 Oxford
textbook page 30 for
an illustration.
Class task
• Draw a sketch map of Crawford

International School.
ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS
Learning objective:
To understand what Ordnance

survey maps are.
Definition
• Ordnance survey maps or OS
maps are maps of places with a
lot of details.
-They use symbols to show
physical and human features.
-They have numbered grid lines.
Class Task:
‘Your turn’ questions on page

38.
How high?
Learning objective:
• Learn how height is shown in an

OS map
Contour lines:
Definition :
• These are lines that join all
the places at the same
height above sea level.
-The contour lines shows how
flat or hilly an area is.
-The number on a line shows
the height in metres.
NOTE:
i. Where contour lines are

very far apart, it means
the ground is flat.
ii. Where the contour lines
are very close together,
the ground slopes steeply.
Spot heights:
• They give the exact height of a
spot( usually a black dot), in
metres above sea level.
Example: 159
Class task:
• Your turn questions on page 41

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GEOGRAPHY GOAL:

 Different types of maps.

 Features of a good map.

ii. Political maps

iv. Climatic maps

vi. Thematic maps

To understand what a plan is.

• The scale is always marked on a

iii)As a line divided into

They help us find our

• It is always not drawn to

Real maps use symbols to

• They divide a map into squares.

• This is a set of numbers, or numbers

b.Six figure grid reference.

Draw the four compass on Page

Add the other directions in

“Your Turn” questions on Page

• Draw a sketch map of Crawford

To understand what Ordnance

‘Your turn’ questions on page

• Learn how height is shown in an

i. Where contour lines are

• Your turn questions on page 41

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