Geo Skills 2

What is another word for a weather map?

• Synoptic Chart
• Symposium Chart
• Synergy Chart
• Sinus Chart

What does the 'B' stand for in BOLTS?

• Boring
• Border
• Bearing
• Bieber

What is Australia's largest state by area?

• WA
• SA
• NSW
• QLD

What does a cartographer do?

• creates maps
• studies soil and farming land
• creates mathematical equations
• studies waves and oceans

What sort of map uses different coloured shades to show the amount or value of someting (eg. rainfall)?

• Synoptic map
• Topographic map
• Choropleth map
• Political map

Physical maps...

• show physical features such as bridges, roads and buildings
• show physical features such as mines, quarries and farms
• show physical features such as rivers, lakes and mountains
• show physical features such as towns, villages and cities

What item will help you calculate the exact bearing from one town to another on a map?

• ruler
• protractor
• calculator
• string

What state would be located in South-eastern Australia?

• NT
• QLD
• VIC
• WA

What body of water lies between Australia and Africa?

• Atlantic ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Tasman Sea
• Indian Ocean

How many continents are there in total?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8