Geography Skills
A drawing that shows an area from above.
What is a map?
The tool used to show direction on a map.
What is a compass?
A natural feature of the Earth’s surface such as a mountain or valley.
What is a landform?
The wearing away and movement of rocks and soil.
What is erosion?
The famous coral reef system located off Queensland.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
The four main directions on a compass.
What are north, south, east and west?
If you travel directly opposite east, you are travelling this direction.
What is west?
A large, flat area of land that is higher than surrounding land.
What is a plateau?
The movement of tectonic plates can cause these shaking events.
What are earthquakes?
The large rock formation in central Australia formally known as Ayers Rock.
What is Uluru?
The small box on a map that explains symbols.
What is a legend (or key)?
A map showing natural features such as rivers and mountains.
What is a physical map?
A deep valley with steep sides, often created by rivers.
What is a canyon?
The process where sediment is dropped in a new location.
What is deposition?
The long mountain range along eastern Australia.
What is the Great Dividing Range?
The line that separates the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
This type of map shows countries, states and cities.
What is a political map?
A mountain that erupts lava, ash and gases.
A mountain that erupts lava, ash and gases.
Water, wind and ice are all examples of this type of force that shapes landscapes.
What are natural forces?
The remaining core of the Tweed Volcano
What is Mt Warning/Wollumbin
The name for the imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the Equator.
What is latitude?
The ratio that shows how distances on a map compare to real life.
What is scale?
The process where rock is broken down by wind, water or temperature changes.
What is weathering?
This process slowly changes landscapes over millions of years.
What is tectonic activity?
The type of landscape found in very dry areas with little rainfall.
What is a desert?