The second edition of Topographical Mapping Skills for Secondary School Students has all the features of the successful first edition: a skills bank, full colour maps, photographs and illustrations, large, easy to use format and extensive activities and answers. This edition has new maps, photographs and illustrations, revised activities and updated statistics. Designed for geography students in years 9-12, Topographical Mapping Skills for Secondary School Students will guide students towards a comprehensive understanding of topographical mapping skills.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cambridge University Press .

Grant Kleeman is a Lecturer in Education at Macquarie University's Australian Centre for Educational Studies. He is an experienced teacher, educator, author, curriculum consultant and a Higher School Certificate and School Certificate examiner. Grant has been closely involved in the development of Geography curriculum in New South Wales.

This book has the following chapters: Section 1 - Geography Skills Bank: 1. 1 Maps, 1. 2 Scale, 1. 3 Latitude - longitude and time zones, 1. 4 Direction - bearings and quadrants, 1. 5 Relief, 1. 6 Interpreting topographic maps, 1. 7 Photographs and satellite images, 1. 8 Field sketches and line drawings, 1. 9 Graphs and specialist maps, 1. 10 Climate graphs and weather maps, 1. 11 Specialist maps, 1. 12 Interpreting statistical data: Section 2 - Topographic Mapping Activities: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Africa, North America.