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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