Geography 1.4 is a practical resource to help you pass the Geography 1.4 Achievement Standard: apply concepts and basic geographic skills to demonstrate understanding of a given environment.
Features
A wide range of activities, covering:
Natural and cultural features; maps and mapping skills
Map symbols; direction; distance; scale; grid references; measuring area
Précis maps; contour lines; drawing a cross section; relationships and patterns; latitude and longitude
Weather maps and choropleth maps
Tables and graphs
Photographs and cartoons
Values and viewpoints
Field sketches and research skills
Geographic Key Concepts and Māori terms
Practice in concise and accurate writing
The book contains full-colour topographical maps, as well as a full answer section which can be removed for assessment purposes.
Thoroughly updated plus a new case study on Hong Kong Airport.
Author description
Jane Evans is HOF Social Sciences at Takapuna Grammar School in Auckland.
Cheryl Osborne is an experienced teacher of Geography in both New Zealand and overseas. She is currently HOF Humanities at Discovery College, Hong Kong.