Mapping
This symbol on a map explains what colours and symbols mean.
The number of regions in Aotearoa.
What is 16?
What is Washington, D.C.?
These are the 7 continents of the world.
What are Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia/Oceania, Europe, and Antarctica.
This hazard is caused by sudden movement of tectonic plates.
What is an earthquake?
These imaginary lines run east–west and measure distance from the Equator.
What are latitude lines?
The year Te Tiriti o te Waitangi was signed.
The capital of Aotearoa.
What is Wellington?
These are the 5 oceans of the world.
What are the Southern, Pacific, Atlantic, Artic, and Indian Oceans?
This scale is used to measure earthquake magnitude.
What is the Richter scale?
A map scale helps you work out this real-world measurement.
What is distance?
The year of NZ's next general election.
What is 2026?
The capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
This mountain is the highest in New Zealand.
What is Aoraki / Mount Cook?
This line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator?
The name of the party that our Prime Minister is a member of.
What is the National Party?
The capital of Australia.
What is Canberra?
New Zealand’s location on this tectonic boundary explains its many hazards.
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
This ocean lies to the east of New Zealand.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This type of map shows height and relief using contour lines.
What is a topographic map?
He is the head of Aotearoa's Labour Party.
Who is Chris Hipkins?
The capital of Brazil.
What is Brasilia?
These countries make up Great Britain.
What are Wales, England, and Scotland?
These countries make up the United Kingdom.
What are Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland?