Year 7 GEOGRAPHY Skills Booklet
Assessment Task
Year/ Subject:
Outcomes to be
assessed:
Year 7 Geography Task Skills Booklet
Task Weighting: 20% Geographical Tools 10%
Due Date: Term2 Wk1 Communication
10%
TOTAL FOR TASK
20%
GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools
for inquiry
GE4-8 communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies
Instructions: This booklet will be worked on during class time. A specific amount of lesson time has been
allocated for each skill within the booklet. Any work not completed in class is to be finished at home with the
finalised booklet being submitted on the due date. It is your responsibility to ensure that all sections are
completed to the best of your ability.
Submission Receipt – this portion to be retained by student as proof that task has been submitted
I …………………………………………………………………………………………….. have submitted THE GEOGRAPHY SKILLS
BOOKLET on (date) ……………………………………………………………..
The task was / was not submitted on time.
Teacher’s Signature: …………………………………………………………………………………….
Date: …………………………
All My Own Work Certification – this portion is to be submitted with the Assessment Task.
I certify that the work submitted is all my own work. I have not plagiarised the work of others.
Student’s signature……………………………………………..............
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Acknowledgement of Notice for Assessment Task – This portion to be returned to teacher
I, (Student Name) ………………………………………………………………….. have received the notice for the Geography
Skills Booklet Assessment. I understand the requirements of this task and that the completed booklet is due
on (date) ……………………………………..
Student’s signature: …………………………………………………………………………………….
Date:…………………..
LATE POLICY: This assessment task is due in Week 1 of Term 2. You have been allocated a specific due date by your classroom
teacher. Please make sure you submit this task on the due date. Students who are absent on the day of their assessment must
produce a note signed by a parent or guardian to their classroom teacher on their first day back at school. Students who fail to
present a signed note will lose 10% of their earned mark for each day the assessment is overdue for the first three days. After the
three days, students will be awarded with a ZERO and a letter of concern will be sent home.
Please refer any issues to Mrs. Hardaker (HSIE Head Teacher)
NAME:……………………………… …………………………………………..……….
CLASS:………………
Task One: Geographical Terminology (15 Marks)
Complete the table below by matching each of the following terms with their meanings
•spot height
•relief
•continental drift
•map
•key
•earthquake
•cross section
Definition
•geomorphic processes
•prime meridian
reference
•area
Term
A four digit reference, using easting and northing grid lines, to locate
an area on a topographic map
The physical shape of the land
Vertical cut of the landscape showing the changes in level
Theory describing how continents broke away and drifted from their
original landmass
Drawn on maps to show the exact height in metres above sea level of a
certain place (e.g. mountain peak)
Set of symbols and their meanings on a map
Physical and chemical interactions that produce landforms
The zero degree line of longitude
Diagram of a place or region from above, usually drawn to scale
Sudden shaking of the ground as a result of movements within Earth’s
crust
Colour the letter to show the best answer for each of the following multiple choice questions
Atlas
a large, inland body of standing water
a body of land surrounded on all sides by water
a drawing or picture showing the features of a land mass.
a book of maps. Travelers often carry one on trips
Continent
one of the seven very large land masses of the world
a natural stream of water that flows to the ocean
a ball with a map of the whole world on it
a portion of land surrounded on three sides by water
Island
a body of land surrounded on all sides by water
a portion of land surrounded on three sides by water
a drawing or picture showing the features of a land mass
a tract of grassland
Desert
dry land that receives very little rainfall and has little vegetation
a deep valley with high, steep slopes. It often has a stream running through it.
a body of land surrounded on all sides by water
one of the seven very large land masses of the world
Ocean
a large body of salt water. The earth contains four that together cover 75% of our planet's surface.
an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. Countries near this line stay hot year-round
a wide, fairly flat expanse of treeless country. Good land for farming or raising cattle
dry land that receives very little rainfall and has little vegetation
Task Two: Types of Maps: World continents & physical features (10 marks)
Using an Atlas complete the world map by using the instructions below (remember to write the units
of measurement for lines of latitude and longitude)
 Write the title World Geographical Features
 Colour the continent Australia Green
 Label Europe in the centre of the continent
 Label the Equator and mark the location of this line of latitude with a straight line
 Label the Himalayas and mark this natural feature with a red dot
 Label the Prime Meridian and mark this major line of longitude with a straight line
 Colour the continent North America yellow
 Label Asia in the centre of the continent
 Label the Tropic of Capricorn and mark this major line of latitude with a straight line
 Label the Nile river and mark this natural feature with a blue line
Title: ………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Task Three: Mapping Skills: Location/Latitude & Longitude (10 marks)
Research the information required to complete the following sentences about latitude and
longitude. Remember to use you own words.
• The main purpose of lines of longitude is to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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• Lines of latitude are defined as ……………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………..
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• The intersection of lines of latitude and longitude enable us to ……………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
• An example is New York which is ……………………………………..……………….....................…. North of the equator
and ……………………………………………………………..……………………………..……………………..…………. West of the Prime Meridian.
• Another example is Canberra which is ………………………………….……………………….....................………………………………….
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• The units of measurement used to measure lines of latitude and longitude are …………………………..
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• Latitude is always stated before …………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………….
• Some other important information about major lines of latitude and longitude include
The Equator is a line of……………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………
The Tropic of Cancer is a major line of latitude in the ………………………….………………………………………………….
The Tropic of Capricorn is measured as ………………………………………..………………….…. south of the equator.
Task Four: Mapping Skills: Direction/Compass Points (15 marks)
Label each of the 16 compass points on the diagram below
The main reason why geographers use compass points is …………………………………………………………….……
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The four cardinal points are ………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………
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Four examples of intermediate points are ……………………………….…………………………………………………………
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Using the diagrams below, complete the statements below:
•A
•C
•B
•D
The direction from Point A to point B is……………………..……………………………………………………..………………
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The direction from Point C to point D is …………………………………………………………………………………………....
The direction to Point B from Point A is …………………………………………………..…………………..…………………..
The direction to Point D from Point C is …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Task Five: Mapping Skills: Scale/Types of Scale and Distance (15 marks)
The main reason why geographers use scale on a map is …………………………………..………………………………
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Rule a line to identify what each type of scale looks like
Linear
Ratio
1cm on the map represents 100m
or 10000cm on the ground
1:100 000
Statement
The most common scale used on a topographic map is a ratio scale.
An example of a ratio scale of 1:50 000, this means ………………………………………………………………………………………
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If 1cm represents 50 000 cm in the world environment, then 1 cm could also represent
……………………..…
metres or …………………..…… kilometres
Another example of a ratio scale on a map is 1:150 000. This means cm represents
…………………………..…………
(cm) or ……………………..……………… (m) or ………………..…………………… (cm)
•B
On the Palm Island map measure then
•B
calculate the straight line distance between
•B
point A at the village and point B at the lagoon
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•A
Select one tree in the forest and colour it
green then measure and calculate the
straight line distance from the tree to point B
at the lagoon
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Scale
Task Six: Mapping Skills: Relief/Contour Lines (15 marks)
The main reason why geographers use contour lines on a map is to show………………………………………
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The diagrams below shows an example of a C…………………..………….. P……………………………………..
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What is the name of this type of landform? …………………………………………………………………………………..……
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Describe two geographical features about this landform. …………………………………………………………..…..
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The common distance or contour interval between each contour line is ………………………………………..
Calculate the difference in height between point 1 and point 2.
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Construct a cross section between Point 1 and point 2 from the diagram
Title: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Task Seven: Geographical Data & Graphs/Climatic Graphs and Analysis (15 marks)
Using the climatic data for New York City and research complete the climatic graph below
Month
J
F
M A
M J
J
A
S
Location
Altitude
Latitude
Longitude
Total rainfall
Temp. Range
O
N
D
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m.m.
C
250
30
200
25
150
20
100
15
75
10
50
5
25
0
0
-5
Seasons
J
F
M A
M J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Write a paragraph answer for the following question
Describe the climatic conditions in New York City. Refer to temperature, precipitation and
seasons (Describe means to write what something is like, what are its characteristics and features?)
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Task Eight: Fieldwork/Field Sketch (15 marks)
• Go to the basketball courts and take a landscape photo of the oval facing north. Send the
photo to your geography teacher as an attachment with an email message.
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At the same location use the field sketch frame to help draw and label three natural and three
human geographical features you have observed in the space below
Title: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Explain the geographical features you have identified and recorded in the above field sketch
(Explain means to make something clear or easy to understand by giving information about it)
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