Mapping Toolbox: Basic
mapping skills
Recap of BOLTSS; identifying major
features on a map; being able to
demonstrate urban spread on a map.
1. What goes on a map?
Have you heard of BOLTSS
before?
Do you know what it stands for?
BOLTSS
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source
Fill in this
section on Part
1 of your
worksheet
Where is BOLTSS
on this map?
Different types of mapsBirds eye or plan view
Looking
straight
down
Looking
down, but
at an
angle
Different types of mapsOblique view
Identifying major
features on a map
Task 1: World map
On the blank world map, you are going to
mark the locations of the following
countries
Use an atlas to help you find where the
countries are
Atlas hint: to quickly find a country, look
up it’s name in the index in the back!
Countries to find
Once you have
labelled all your
countries, add all
the BOLTSS you can
to your map
Australia
China
Indonesia
USA
France
Japan
United Kingdom
Ireland
Identifying major
features on a map
Task 2: Country map
On the blank map of Indonesia, you are
going to mark the locations of the following
cities and geographical features
Use an atlas to find where these are
Atlas hint: to quickly find a city or other
geographical feature, see if it’s name is
also in the index in the back!
Places to find
Cities:
Geographical Features:
Jakarta
o Java Sea
o Banda Sea
Surabaya
o Puncak Jaya
Medan
o Barisan Mountains
Denpasar
o Malaysian border
Makassar
o Papua New Guinea border
Semarang
Once you have labelled all
Kupang
your places, add all the
BOLTSS you can to your map
Demonstrating urban
spread on a map
We can also see
where people live in
and across a country,
a continent or even
the world by looking
at maps that show
population
distribution and
density
The shading scale here shows how many people
that colour represents
Demonstrating urban
spread on a map
On the blank map of Australia, you are going
to shade in the population distribution across
the country
Make sure you use different colours to
represent different population levels
This will then show the urban sprawl that is
happening in cities
Use this map from the ABS to help you:
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