Mapping
Mapping skills
Australian maps
- maps showing Australia through time, dimensions, landforms, land tenure, geography in the news, project maps and city quest
Contour maps - introduction
- simple step by step explanation
Contour maps
- drawing and interpreting contour maps with sample contour exercises
Countries of the world
- country profiles include maps, flags, cities and geography
Geography and map skills handbook
- test your mapping knowledge with this quiz
Jacaranda atlas
- contains map outlines, student worksheets to use in conjunction with the Jacaranda atlas and puzzles
Latitude and longitude - an introduction
- introduces students to latitude and longitude explaining that temperatures vary with latitude
Windows live local
Interactive
- provides both a route map and step-by-step driving directions or searches for a specific location
Teacher Resources
Activity sheets
(need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these pages)
Parts of a map
Using scale
Following direction
Making a legend
Learning map skills
- links to websites under headings Online activities, Resources, Lets make some maps!, Lesson plans and activities
Mapping in cyberspace and in your own back yard
