on the map represents:
on the map represents:
(C) The marking
(a) paths,
(h) classrooms,
(c) trees,
(d) steps.
(D)The marking
(a)the assembly area,
(b)a tennis court,
(c)an oval,
(d)a car park.
(B)If you were to be looking for the Industrial
Arts Block to 'Block A', in which direction is
'BLOCK A' from the Industrial Arts Block?
(a)North,
(b)South,
(c)East,
(d) West.
(A) Correctly place the letters
N
(North)
S
(South)
E
(East)
W
(West)
on the direction indicator in the map given.
(H) Room 1 is in grid square:
(a)
A3,
(b)
D4,
(c)
C5,
(d)
B3.
(G) Room 4 is in grid square:
(a)
A3,
(b)
D4,
(c)
C5,
(d)
B3.
(F)The distance along the path from
the steps at the foot of Block A to
the footpath in Main Street is
about:
(a)75 metres,
(b)30 metres,
(c)100 metres,
(d)50 metres.
E)The distance across the assembly
area from room 2 is about:
(a) 30 metres,
(b) 25 metres,
(c) 70 metres,
(d) 95 metres.
Scale;
2cm = 50 metres
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 1
Use the School plan below to
answer Question 1A to 1H
2. A school and a library are marked on the map
below. Write direct ions for someone who wants to
drive from within the school grounds to the library.
______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Year 7 Geog – Skills No.2
_______________________________________
1. Use the map of the imaginary
_______________________________________
continent to answer the questions
_______________________________________
(A)Where isthe point 20°S and 95°E _______________________________________
located?
_______________________________________
(a)
In the ocean
3. On the map of the world mark
(b)
On a peninsula
CONTINENTS of
THECOUNTRIES
(c)
On an island
America
North
England
(d)
In a mountain range
Europe
Japan
(B)Which city is 20° farther north
Asia
New Zealand
than Castle?
Africa
Italy
(a)
Hume
(c) Duval
Australia
India
(b)
Beecher
(d) Egan
(F) How high is Mt. Egmont in New
Zealand?
a)
Atlas
b)
Street Directory
c)
Year Book
d)
Encyclopedia
e)
History Text
(D) How many migrants returned to
England from Australia Last Year?
a)
Atlas
b)
Street Directory
c>
Year Book
d)
Encyclopedia
e)
History Text
(C) What were the main achievements
of Sir John Monash?
a)
Atlas
b)
Street Directory
c)
Year Book
d)
Encyclopedia
e)
History Text
(B) In which range of Mountains is
Wilpena Pound situated?
a)
Atlas
b)
Street Directory
c>
Year Book
d)
Encyclopedia
e)
History Text
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 3
2. Imagine you were asked to answer
the following questions using Library
reference books. Which of the
following books would you use for each
question(A) How do you get from
Spencer Street Station to V.F.L. Park?
a)
Atlas
h)
Street Directory
c)
Year Book
d)
Encyclopedia
e)
History Text
(E)
If there are any other books
on Indonesian History
a)
Bibliography
b)
Table of Contents
c)
Index
d)
Glossary
e)
List of Illustrations
(D) To see if there is a map of Indonesia
a)
Introduction
b)
Bibliography
c)
List of Illustrations
d)
Index
e)
Glossary
(C) To see if this book mentions Willen Van
Barten?
a)
Bibliography
b)
List of Illustrations
c)
Index
d)
Glossary
e)
Table of contents
(B) To find out what the word 'Sambal'
means?
a)
Bibliography
b)
List of Illustrations
c)
Index
d)
Glossary
e)
Table of Contents
3. Imagine you were asked to do an
assignment on Indonesia using the Library
reference book "A Short History of
Indonesia"
In which part of the book would you look
(A) To find out what page the chapter
about President Sukarno begins?
a)
Bibliography
b)
Table of Contents
c)
Index
d)
Glossary
e)
Introduction
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 4
1.Follow the directions given to make a picture below. Work neatly with a sharp pencil and
rule all lines. Neatly cross off each numbered point as you plot it. Begin at point X.
1.S3,E2
2.E1
3.52
4.S2,E1
5.S3,E3
6.S2,E1
7.S3,E1
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10.S1,W1
11.S1,W2
12.W1
13.N1
14.W1,S1
15.W1
17.N2,W2 18.N1
19.W1,S1
20.W1
21.N2,W2
22.S2,W6 23.S1,W2
25.N1,W1
26.E1,N1
27.W2,N4 28.N1
29.N1,W1
30.N2
31.N2,E2
33.N1
34.E1,N1
35.E1
36.E1,N2
37.E1,N1
38.E1
39.S1,E1
41.E2,N1
42.E3,S1
43.S2,W1 44.S1,E4
45.E1,N5
8.S2,W1
16.N1,W1
24.S1,W3
32.E3,N2
40.E1,N2
Year 7 Geog – Skills No.5
Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do than what one can do. Lin
Yutana (1895 19761
Find the hidden words – they run either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Then place
them in their correct meaning in the passage below.
The four main or cardinal p _ _ _ _ _ of the c _ _ _ _ _ _ are n _ _ _ _, s _ _
_ _, e _ _ _,
w _ _ _ _. To find d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you can use a c _ _ _ _ _ _, the s _ _ or
the s _ _ _ _. A compass n _ _ _ _ _ points to m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ north. Two
other types of north are g _ _ _ north and t _ _ _ north. Direction can be
given as a b _ _ _ _ _ _ in d _ _ _ _ _ _. When w _ _ _ direction is given, it is
the direction from which the wind comes f _ _ _.
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north
south
east
west
northeast
northwest
southeast
southwest
direction
true
magnetic
grid
compass
wind
needle
stars
sun
degrees
from
bearing
Points
from
The States of
New South Wales
Oueensland
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
The Cities of
Canberra
Sydney
Darwin
Perth
Hobart
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 6
1. On the map of Australia mark
3. Make a list of the people whose lives may sometimes
depend on being able to give their location accurately
especially in time of distress or emergency.
a) ______________________________________
b) ______________________________________
c) ______________________________________
d) ______________________________________
e) ______________________________________
f) ______________________________________
New York: __________________________
Sydney: ____________________________
HongKong: __________________________
London: ____________________________
Hawaii: ____________________________
Bombay:____________________________
2. Using the map fig. 1 give the approximate
location in latitude and longitude (0°) of tile
following places:
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 7
1.What direction does the house face? ______
2.What is the depth of the house from front to
back? ___________metres( A B is the front
part )
3.What is the width of the house?
_____________ metres
4.How long is the longest part of the lounge room?
_____________ metres
5.What direction is the dining room from Bedroom
3? _______
6.Taking the scale into account, how many maps
this size would be needed to cover the floor of
this house? _________
7.Mark in the names of the rooms left blank
8.In the KEY table, use symbols or colours to
make up a suitable key for this map. This could
refer to furnishings, room use etc. __________
9.In the space below the map draw the front view
of the house. Follow these instructions:
Point A is 121 metres above sea level and point A
is at 121.5 metres.
Draw a light vertical line from A and B to the
rectangle below to help you place the ends
correctly.
The floor of the house is 0.5 metres above the
ground at point B.
The distance from floor to ceiling is 2.5 metres.
The distance from the ceiling to the peak of the
roof is 1.5 metres.
The windows are 0.5 metres above the floor and
are 1.5 metres high.
The front door is 2.1 metres high.
Design your own roof style.
10.Add any features you think will improve the
house ( steps etc ), but make sure the major
outlines are clear.
Year 7 Geog – Skills No.8
In the able below. State True or False if a particular
mineral is found in that location
Study the map and write down TRUE or FALSE for
these statements. Some will just require you to look
carefully, while others will require a little more
thought.
Towns
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
Mt Morgan
Savage River
Collie
Ravensthorpe
Cobar
Rum Jungle
Meekatharra
Bendigo
White Cliffs
Weipa
Mt Isa
Mt Lyell
States
Queensland
Tasmania
Western Australia
Western Australia
N.S.W.
Northern Territory
Western Australia
Victoria
N.S.W.
Queensland
Queensland
Tasmania
Minerals
True/False
Gold
True
Copper
False
Coal
Copper
Bauxite
Uranium
Uranium
Gold
Bauxite
Bauxite
Silver
Opals
(a)Mt Lyell (Tas.) has copper, gold and silver.
(b)Opals are found in two places in South Australia.
(c)Weipa (Qld) and Gove (N.T.) have the same
mineral.
(d)Mt Tom Price (W.A.) and Mt Morgan (Old) have
the same mineral.
(e)The Northern Territory is the chief uranium
mining area.
(f)Gold is found only in W.A. and Victoria.
(g)Oil is found off the Victorian coast.
(h)Collie (W.A.), Leigh Creek (S.A.) and Mt Morgan
(Old) all have coal.
(i)Western Australia is the most important mining
State.
(j)Gold is Victoria's main mineral.
(k)Queensland's south western region has no
minerals. (Careful!)
(I) Iron ore is quite often found in mountain ranges.
(m) Coal is usually found fairly close to the coast.
(n) Bauxite is found only in northern Australia.
(o) Opals are found in three States.
(p) Kalgoorlie (W.A.) is a uranium mining area.
(q) Minerals in Tasmania are found on the west
coast.
(r) The mineral closest to Alice Springs is opals.
(s) Oil is found only in the sea.
(t) Iron ore and gold are Western Australia's main
minerals.
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 9
Latitude and longitude
Geographers use lines of latitude and longitude to help locate
places (see figure 1). Aeroplanes and ships use and longitude
to find their way around the world. Lines of latitude are
called 'parallels', lines of longitude are called 'meridians'.
Latitude is measured in Degrees________
Or_____________
of the equator (which is at 0°). All
places in Australia are_______
of
the
equator. The major lines of latitude In the world are the
equator (0°), the Tropic of______________(23½° north),
the Tropic of______________(23½° south), the
_____________Circle (66½° north) and the
____________________Circle (66½° south)
Longitude is, measured in 'degrees (E) or
west (W) of the line (meridian) which runs through the town
of_____________ in England (0°). This starting point for
measuring longitude is known as
the_______________________.
All places in_____________ are east of the Greenwich
meridian. The world's other major line of longitude is the
International Date Line (180°). One degree of latitude or
longitude can be broken Into sixty smaller parts known as
minutes (shown by the symbol '). So 24°30'
is____________
between 24° and_____. Sydney's
latitude is 33°53' south and Its longitude is 151°10' east.
Latitude Is always given first, and north, south, east or west
is always written after the minutes to show whether the
place is north or south of the equator or east or
___________of the Greenwich meridian.
Arctic , west , Greenwich, latitude, halfway, North, cancer,
equator, Greenwich meridian, south, south, Australia,
Capricorn, Antarctic.
Quarry
Marsh
6030 _____________________
2667 _____________________
5020 _____________________
1838 _____________________
5523. _____________________
5524 _____________________
5525 _____________________
5757 _____________________
Which objects are situated at these points ?:
b. The school _____________________
c. The island _____________________
d. The railway bridges ______________
a. The signal box __________________
2. Map References
Notice that the straight lines on the map,
called the grid, are numbered for reference.
The end of the jetty has the reference 4/1 as
the bottom number should be read first. To be
more accurate we can imagine the space
between the lines to be divided into tenths.
The house marked 'Ho' will then have a map
reference 2.5/1.5 or, as it is more usually
given 2515. The quarry at the top is 6775
(6.7/7.5) and the railway station is 5040.
Write the map references of the following:
Ferry Terminus
Railway Embankment
Lighthouse
School
Pond.
Year 7 Geog – Skills No 1.0
First complete this key with the symbols used
in this map:
Churches
Signal Box
4. Direction
Measurements for direction are in a
straight line, not along roads. What are the
following buildings?:
a. One km East of the farm 2030
b. 2. Half a km North of the lighthouse.
3. Distance
To measure distance fairly accurately use a
pair of compasses and set them at 250m,
using tie scale on the map, then walk them
along the road counting every step as 250m.
What are the following distances by road or
track ?:
a. From the railway station to the quarry
..................................................................................
.........
b. From the railway station to the village
(5560)
............................................................................
..........
c. From the school to the house 'Ho'
d. using the ferry
__________________________
e. going by road
____________________________
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 11
1.By the river the land is not well drained and
the paddocks are grass. These are their
references. find them and colour them green:
1515
2545
2168
3070
4245
3020
2055
2075
3067
4535
3030
2550
1555
3060
5235
3040
2263
3078
3555
and by the school
6545
6536
and the open spaces in the town.
2.The following are market gardens, find
them and colour them purple:
5344
5346
5348
5350
5038
5042
5055
6045
3.This is moorland (yellow):
6555
6570
1525
1540
1355
1565
1575
4.The rest of the land is ploughed and should
be brown,
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 12
The Lennaville Endurance Horse Race has
to go around a group of lakes and a pit, so
jockeys are given a map before the day of
the big race.
Unfortunately, the race organisers ran out
of ink before they could finish the maps
and only marked in the lakes, the pit and
the start.
On the map below, using the instructions
given to the jockeys, mark in the race
course. The map's scale is 1 cm represents
1 km and you are required to draw a linear
representation of this on your map. Make
sure to include a suitable heading to your
map too.
Instructions to the jockeys
1 Go 3 km south
2 Then 1 km south east
3 Then 3 km south
4 Then 2.5 km south west
5 Then 6 km due west
6 Then 2.5 km north west
7 Then 6 km north
8 Then 6 km east
9Then 4 km due north
10Then 4.5 km north east
11Then 3.5 km south east
12Then 4.5 km south
13Then 2 km south west
14Then 1 km west
15 Then 3 km north
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 13.
WHAT ARE SYNOPTIC CHARTS?
These are the weather maps that you see on television
and in the newspaper.
WHAT ARE ISOBARS?
Isobars are the lines on weather maps. They join areas of
equal air pressure. Numbers higher than 1013
hectopascals on an isobar indicate high air pressure.
Numbers lower than 1013 hectopascals indicate low air
pressure.
WHAT ARE LOWS AND HIGHS?
Low Air Pressure System - Hot moist air rises. This
leaves an area underneath the rising air where there is
less air. This area has low air pressure. Low pressure
systems indicate cloudy or rainy periods.
High Air Pressure System – On the other hand, cool dry
air sinks. This forms an area where is more air with high
air pressure. High pressure systems indicate fine cool dry
weather.
HOW DO ISOBARS INDICATE WIND?
If the isobars are quite close together on the weather
map, wind will blow from the higher pressure area to the
lower pressure area.
The closer the isobars, the faster will be the wind. The
further apart the isobars, the gentler will be the wind.
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WHAT SYMBOLS INDICATE CLOUDS OR RAIN?
Low Pressure Area ( L ) – Lows indicate clouds or rain.
Troughs ( - - - - - - ) – Troughs are elongated areas of low
pressure where clouds or rain will probably occur.
Cold Front ( ) – A cold front is an area where a mass of
cold air moves very quickly underneath a mass of warm
moist air. This causes the warm moist air to suddenly drop
its rain. The result is a very sudden thunderstorm.
Warm Front ( ) - A warm front occurs when a mass of
warm moist air moves slowly over the top of a mass of
cold air. The result is drizzling rain that may last a few
days.
Tropical Cyclone ( T.C. ) – In summer in tropical areas near
the coast, a lot of hot moist air rises rapidly. This can
cause an extremely low pressure system (less than 970
hectopascals) which can begin to spiral upwards. This
‘sucks’ up even more hot moist air to make rain clouds and
winds that create fierce damaging storms.
QUESTIONS
1. In the table describe or
draw symbols on weather
maps that indicate a
particular weather type:
2. Look at the two weather
maps below. For each map,
write the type of weather
expected in each city in the
table below.
Cairns
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Cairns
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Fine dry weather
Windy weather
Cloudy weather
Rainy weather
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 14
1.Suggest names for the three dotted lines,
1, ________________________________
2 ________________________________
3. ________________________________
By giving both the latitude and longitude of your
position you are able to give your exact location on
the globe. Notice that it is usual to give the latitude
first followed by the longitude.
2.Give the locations of the following places on fig. 1.
A.Lat ____________
Long. ____________
B.Lat ____________
Long. ____________
C.Lat ____________
Long. ____________
D.Lat ____________
Long. ____________
E.Lat ____________
Long. ____________
FLat ____________
Long ____________
3. Drawing isobars
Connect the dots to show the pressure system
Some Rules to follow when reading Weather Maps.
1.Lines joining places of equal air pressure are called isobars. All
isobars are numbered and they show areas of high or low pressure
(cells). The unit of measurement is the hectopascal (hPa)
2.High pressure is shown by high hPa numbers (say more than 1010 ),
while low pressure Is shown by low hPa numbers (say below 1000 ).
3.Winds blow clockwise around a low pressure cell and anti clockwise
around a high pressure cell.
4.Many dose isobars mean strong winds, few widely spaced
isobars mean light winds.
5.Winds tend to blow in the same direction as the isobars.
6.Pressure cells in Australia tend to move in an east to south easterly
direction. They usually move about 500 to 700 kms a day.
7.An advancing mass of cold air is called a cold front.
8.Air from the sea brings moisture. Air from inland is usually hot and
dry.
9.Mountain barriers cause air to rise and if it is moist then rain
results.
10.Mountain barriers stop moist winds from reaching inland.
11.Northern areas are generally hotter than southern areas because
of the effect of latitude. Inland areas have greater extremes of
temperature.
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 15
Read te rules and answer the questions.
1. Label all the isobars on the Map, e.g. "1008 ".
2. On the Map, mark
(a)a high pressure cell (H)
(b)a low pressure cell (L).
3.What was the wind speed and direction at
(a) Kalgoorlie?
(b) Townsville?
(c) Darwin?
(d) Perth?
4.What is about to happen at Perth?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
5.What effect will this have on the wind direction there?
________________________________________________
____________________________________________
6. Name two centres which are experiencing calm conditions
(a) _____________________________________________
(b)______________________________________________
7. Which town would have the hottest day and why?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
8.Which area of Australia is most likely to have rain?
______________________________________________
9.Would it be cloudy or nor at
(a) Alice Springs?
(b) Townsville?
10. If the pressure cells continued to move in the normal way,
what weather could Adelaide expect to have in the next two
days?
________________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Why?____________________________________________
________________________________________________
Specialised term
Defining
verb
Class of thing
Characteristics
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 16
is
is
is
is
are
water
water vapour
a measurement
water vapour
lines
1. Choose from the terms below to
complete the definitions in the table.
is
a prediction
is
a place
falling to earth.
held in the atmosphere.
of heat.
that can be seen in the atmosphere.
which are imaginary and run
around the earth parallel with the
equator.
of the weather over the next few
days.
where weather patterns are
studied.
A weather forecast
A cloud
lines of latitude
Humidity
Precipitation
Temperature
The Bureau of Meteorology
2. Find the words
visibility
cloudy
humid
rain
sleet
cloudy
cyclone
southerly buster
showers
snow
cold front
drizzle
long range
rainfall
squalls
barometer
easterlies
low pressure
widespread
sunshine
beaufort scale
heatwave
mercury
satellite
overcast
charts
high pressure
meteorology
localised
Year 7 Geog – Skills 17
Weather maps (synoptic charts) show isobars which are lines joining
places with the same atmospheric pressure. Winds flow around these
isobars, clockwise in the case of LOWS and anticlockwise in the case
of HIGHS. Just as contour lines show areas of higher or lower
landforms, isobars form areas of higher or lower pressure, called
cells. The closer the isobars are together, the stronger are the winds,
just as contours indicate relative steepness.
Mark in the cells of high and low pressure on both maps.
MAP A:
1. Find the atmospheric pressure at :¬Melbourne __________ hPa Alice Springs_________hPa
Port Hedland ________ hPa Townsvile ___________hPa
2.Name the two features in the bottom comers of the map.
____________________________________________
3.Which centre is experiencing the strongest winds?
centre________________strength ______________ kph
4. Give the wind direction and strength at the following
centres :¬
Perth direction________________ strength _______kph
Hobart direction________________ strength _______kph
Canberra direction______________strength _______kph
5.Which centres have experienced rain during the past 24
hours? _______________________________________
MAP B:
1. Find the atmospheric pressure at :¬
Sydney__________hPa Port Hedland ___________hPa
Perth __________ hPa Darwin ______________ hPa
2.Name the feature in the bottom left comer of the map.
3.Which centre is experiencing the strongest winds?
Centre _________________strength ________ kph
4.Give the wind direction and strength at the following
centres :¬
Perth direction _________ strength _________ kph
Sydneydirection _________ strength_________ kph
Canberra direction _________ strength_______ kph
5.Which centres have experienced rain during the past 24
hours? _______________________________________
1. What direction is the airport from the Barrier
Dam? _____________________________
2. Which factory is furthest east?_________
3. Which park is southeast of Fish Lake? ____
What direction is the Movie Theatre from the Horse
Stables? _____________________
4. Which is southwest of Lake Front Park?
Barrier Dam Amber Ave The Boat Ramp Fish Lake
Library Supermarket Horse Stables 6th Ave
5. If you travel from the railroad to the Shopping
Centre on Amber Ave and Mica1 Ave, you would travel:
N, then W
NE, then NW
NW, then NE
SW, then SE
SE, then SW
6. Which of these are crossed by the
highway?
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 18
a. Ida Street
1. Which are on the same level as the Nursery?
b. Cherry Ln.
2. (Circle the answers.)
c. Canyon Rd
a. Throne Room
b.. Royal Bedchamber
d. `D' St
c. Library
d. Armour Roo
e. .the Railroad
e. Lookout Room
f. Splash River
2. The drawbridge opens out across the moat from
g. Quartz Dr.
what room ________________________________
h. Mica Ave
3. How many fireplaces are shown in the castle?_____
7. B4 is the grid location of
4. What room is directly below the Governess's Room?
a. Wetland Park
_________________________________________
b. the Pizzeria
5. What room is directly above the Kitchen and
c. Barrier Dam
Scullery?__________________________________
d. The Boat Ramp
6. Someone who descends the stairway near the King's
e. Supermarket
Servant's Room would end up in what room?
8. The Fire Department grid location is
_________________________________________
a. B6
b. A6
c. C7
d. A7
9. C6 is the grid location of
a. 9th St
b. b. Town Hall
c. c. Horse Trail
d. d. Grammar School
e. e. Lodge
9. About how far is it from the
Grammar school to the Airport?
a. 25 km
b. 15 km
c. 10 km
d. 7 km
. Which is about 20 kilometres down
the highway from Wetland Park?
a. the Railroad
b. the Bubblegum Factory
c. Mica Avenue
d. Barrier Dam
e. Canyon Rd
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 19
Did you know for thousands of years noon was considered the time when the sun reached its highest
position in the sky? Noon arrives in eastern cities first because the earth rotates toward the east.
Stanford Fleming, a Canadian, suggested that since the earth takes 24 hours to make one rotation,
the earth should be divided into 24 time zones. In 1884, a group of countries established standard
time zones for the whole earth.
Imaginary vertical lines mark the boundaries of time zones. Time is measured from the prime meridian
(0°). Exactly 180° in either direction from the prime meridian is the international date line, an
imaginary line where each day begins. Using the time zone map provided, answer these questions.
1.How many time zones are there? _______________________
2.How many degrees of longitude in each time zone? ___________________________
3.When it is noon in London, what time is it in Sydney? ____________________________
4.Your uncle sends you a ticket to visit him in Paris. Your flight leaves Sydney on Monday at 8:00 a.m.
for a 20 hour flight. At what time and on which day do you arrive? ________________________
5.You and your uncle set out on a trip around the world! First stop . . . Copenhagen, a 2 hour flight. If
you leave Paris at 10:00 a.m., what time do you arrive in Copenhagen? ________________________
6.While in Copenhagen, your uncle suggests that you call your sister who lives in New York. If you want
to reach her at 8:00 a.m. in New York, at what time should you place your call? ________________
7.Since your uncle wants you to see everything, he plans a quick trip to Algiers, Algeria. If you leave
Copenhagen at 7:00 p.m., Friday, on a flight headed for Algiers, what time and day (Algiers Time)
should you arrive if the flight is 4 hours? _________________________________________
8.After a few days back in Copenhagen, you head east to Bombay, India. It is 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday
when you arrive in Bombay. The flight from Copenhagen was 5 hours long. What time and day did you
leave Copenhagen? _______________________________________________________
9.From Bombay, at noon on Friday, you call your mum in Sydney. What time is it for her when she
answers the phone? ______________________________________________
10.You leave Bombay at 5 a.m. for Hong Kong. What time is it in Hong Kong? ___________________
11.It's time to go home. You leave Hong Kong at 10:00 a.m. local time and arrive in Sydney at 8 p.m. on
the same day. How long did your flight take? ____________________________________
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 20
As the crow flies, what is the distance of the following?
From
To
Distance
(a) Humbug
Clam Beach
____________
(b) Dibblerville
Jerboa Point
____________
(c) Echidna Village
Camp Thorny Devil ____________
(d) Possumville
Shingleback Village ____________
(e) Monitor Beach
Shingleback Village ____________
(f) Kangaroo City
Echidna Village
____________
(g) Camp Rock Cod
Camp Shrimp
____________
(h) Mt Sugar Glider
Mt Dingo
____________
(i) Mt Dingo
Numbat Peak
____________
(j) Camp Python
Tiger Cat Peak
____________
(k) Tiger Cat Peak
Jerboa Point
____________
(I) Mt Sugar Glider
Dibblerville
____________
(m) Numbat Range
Mt Cuscus
___________
(n) Camp Shrimp
Mt Cuscus
___________
(o) Mt Cuscus
Possumville
___________
(p) Monitor Beach
Mt Sugar Glider
___________
(q) Jerboa Point
Kangaroo City
___________
(r) Camp Shrimp
Mouth of Heron Creek _________
(s)Platypus Bay
Camp Python
__________
(t) Camp Rock Cod
Echidna Village
__________
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 21
What should every school
have?
On a map 1 cm represents 4
km. Using this scale, convert
the map distances below to
actual distances, choosing your
answers from the list at the
bottom of the page.
When you have finished, use
the letters next to the
distances left over to find the
solution to the puzzle.
1
1.5 cm
2
2 cm
3
0.5 cm
4
3 cm
S
4 cm
6
6cm
7
9 cm
8
0.25 cm
9
15 cm
10
12 cm
11
2.5 cm
12
5 cm
13
10 cm
14
4.5 cm
15
0.75 cm
16
10.5 cm
17
24 cm
18
18 cm
19
0.4 cm
20
0.2 cm
ANSWER
_______________________
A.
12 km
C
1 km
F.
60 km
D
3 km
I
6 km
E
94 km
O
72 km
L
48 km
H
0.2 km
N
20 km
Y
25 km
T
44 km
Actual distances
G
4 km
B
1.6 km
G
0.5 km
I
0.8 km
M
40 km
R
7.2 km
E
35 km
K
10 km
P
24 km .
H
15 km
X
2 km
E
18 km
Y
96 km
A
5 km
N
42 km
A
22 km
F
8 km
O
50 km
R
36 km
Q
16 km
P
14 km
E
30 km
C
55 km
R
66 km
Fix the punctuation in each sentence. Capital letters should be
used at the beginning of each sentence, for proper nouns, and for
acronyms.
Add capital letters and full stops where they are needed.
1.the most spectacular of all the marine ecosystems is the coral
reef.
2.the world's largest coral reef is australia's great barrier reef.
3.located off the coast of north queensland, the great barrier
reef is a popular tourist attraction especially for visitors from
japan and the united states.
4.a recent threat to the great barrier reef is the crown of
thorns starfish, which has spread all over the reef, killing coral
and the marine life that feeds off it
5.scientists and marine biologists are trying to stop the crown of
thorns starfish from completely taking over the reef
6.the coral reefs in the caribbean are ecosystems also under
threat
7.the islands of the eastern Caribbean, known as the west indies,
consist of three main island groups
8.known for its palm trees and relaxed atmosphere, this tropical
area includes the islands of barbados and antigua.
9.tourists from europe and north america flock to this area most
of the year round.
10. half the workforce of barbados is employed in the tourist
industry.
11. the importance of the tourist dollar has led to the
construction of tourist resorts near the most beautiful areas.
12. the problem is that many developments have been poorly
planned.
13. infrastructure for sewage treatment has been neglected
causing raw sewage to be pumped into the sea, polluting beaches
and damaging the delicate reefs
14. individual tourists also damage the reef through touching
the delicate coral when diving
15. some careless boating enthusiasts damage coral when
throwing anchors in to the water
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 22
1.Give the location of :a. Picnic Point (skate park ) _____________
b. Jubilee Park______________________
c. Pelican Feeding____________________
d. North Entrance Surf Club____________
The Entrance Ocean Baths______________
2.a. Write a set of directions for someone to
drive from the Bowling Club in Park Rd to the
Community hall in Hutton Rd, North Entrance.
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
b. What is the straight line distance between
these two places?
_________________________________
c. What is the road distance according to
your directions?
__________________________________
1
Year 7 Geog – Skills No. 23
Table A Industrialised Countries
Country
Sweden
United
Kingdom
Australia
Japan
Italy
Germany
Canada
USA
France
Percentage of income
going to:
poorest 10%
wealthiest 10%
8.0
36.9
5.8
34.5
4.4
8.7
6.8
6.8
5.1
4.7
6.3
42.2
44.6
41.0
38.7
40.2
41.9
40.8
Table B Other countries
Country
Banglades
h
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Colombia
Brazil
Percentage of income
going to:
poorest 10%
wealthiest 10%
7.0
37.2
4.8
7.8
8.1
8.8
5.0
4.6
4.0
2.4
56.1
54.6
41.4
41.3
48.0
51.2
53.0
62.6
In which industrialised country did the poorest 20 per cent get the lowest
percentage of national income?
_____________________________________________
2 In which industrialised country did the poorest 20 per cent get the
highest percentage of national income?
_____________________________________________
3 Was the share of the poorest 20 per cent greater in Italy or the USA?
_____________________________________________
4 Was the share of the poorest 20 per cent greater in Pakistan or
Malaysia?
_____________________________________________
5 In which industrialised country did the wealthiest 20 per cent have the
lowest percentage of national income?
_____________________________________________
6 In which industrialised country did the wealthiest 20 per cent have the
highest percentage of national income?
_____________________________________________
7 In which unindustrialised country did the wealthiest 20 per cent have the
highest percentage of national income?
_____________________________________________
8 In which unindustrialised country did the poorest 20 per cent have the
lowest percentage of the national income
_____________________________________________
9 In which unindustrialised country did the poorest 20 per cent have the
highest percentage of the national income?
_____________________________________________
10 How many of the unindustrialised countries are in Asia?
_____________________________________________