Mapping Skills
What does BOLTSS stand for?
Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale and Source
What are landscapes?
A landscape refers to the visible features of an area, including natural and human-made elements.
What are landforms?
A landform is a natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, or plains.
What is a geomorphic hazard?
A geomorphic hazard refers to a natural event or process that poses a threat to human life, property, or the environment due to the actions of Earth's dynamic forces.
Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Where is the equator?
Around the middle of the Earth - Line of latitude at zero degrees that splits the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What type of landscape is hot and has no rainfall?
How are mountains formed?
Mountains are formed through tectonic activity, where two tectonic plates collide or when one plate moves under another (subduction). This process leads to the folding, faulting, and uplifting of the Earth's crust, creating tall landforms.
What is a flood?
A flood is an overflow of water onto normally dry land. It can occur due to heavy rainfall, the melting of snow or ice, or the failure of dams or levees.
Which state are the Twelve Apostles in?
Victoria
'4357' - Would be a ________ reference
Area reference
What is a coastal landscape?
A coastal landscape refers to the landforms and features found along a coast or shoreline. It can include beaches, cliffs, dunes, estuaries, and rocky shores.
______________ is the process of transporting weathered materials, such as soil, rock fragments, and sediments, from one place to another by natural agents like water, wind, or ice.
Erosion
What is a landslide?
A landslide is the rapid movement of rock, soil, or debris down a slope. It can be triggered by factors such as heavy rainfall, earthquakes, or human activities.
What mountain range are the Three Sisters part of?
The Blue Mountains
'435678' - would be a __________ reference
Grid reference
What type of landscape is Brooms Head?
Coastal
________________ is the process by which rocks and minerals are broken down into smaller pieces through physical, chemical, or biological means.
Weathering
What causes a tsunami?
A tsunami is primarily caused by undersea earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or large submarine landslides.
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What graph do we use to measure climate?
A climograph
What is a riverine landscape?
A riverine landscape refers to the landforms and features shaped by rivers and their surrounding areas. It includes river channels, floodplains, deltas, and meanders.
Explain what a plateau landform looks like.
A plateau is a flat or gently sloping elevated area, usually with steep sides. It is higher than the surrounding land and often has a large, flat top.
Explain what a transform boundary is and give an example of one.
A transform fault is a type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing a significant amount of horizontal displacement. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a transform fault.
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
What is the name of the line of longitude at zero degrees?
The Prime Meridan
Riverine.
A delta is a landform created at the mouth of a river, where it flows into an ocean, sea, lake, or another river. Deltas are usually triangular or fan-shaped and are formed by the deposition of sediment carried by the river.
What is subduction?
Subduction is the process in which one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a convergent plate boundary. This occurs when one plate is denser than the other.
List the continents in order of largest to smallest.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.