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WORLDS LARGEST ISLANDS HOW MANY CAN YOU NAME?

Colour of Passports

Countries Smaller Than Tokyo

Second Largest Nationality

World Regions Each of 1 Billion People

Lessons need CONTEXT.

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I think that what is studied in geography lessons should be locationand places within a wider context. Places, regions, countries andcontinents do not exist in isolation but are inter-connected; thelocation of what is studied in relation to other places is significant(Margaret Roberts)

IMPORTANCE OF MAPSMaps at a variety of scales are usedfrequently as a matter of routine andare an intrinsic part of learning in geography. This ensures that students have a good spatial awareness and areVery secure in their ability to locate the Places they are studying

OFSTED 2013 part of outstanding descriptor forquality of teaching geography

Ive never really wanted to go to Japan. I dont like eating fish, and I know thats really popular out there in Africa

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63% young Americans cannot find Iraq on a map20% young Americans think Sudan is in Asia50% young Americans cannot identify New York on a map

(National Geographical / Roper Survey)

Messy Maps

GOOGLE EARTH ~https://earth.google.co.uk/

Can You Draw A Quick Map of the UK?Using the 4 shapes below, create a sketch map of the UK. You may have to rotate them and resize.

Mark on the location of: London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast

WEB SITES

DIGIMAPANIMAPSSHIPFINDERGOOGLE EARTHMAPPYSTEP MAPSETERRABING MAPSNAT GEOGRAPHICAL GIANT MAPSWORLDMAPPERSKETCHMAPSTRAVEL TIP COUNTRIES MAPMAP FIGHTREAL TIME TWITTER TWEETSVIVID MAPSORDNANCE SURVEY MAPZONETWEET PINGDUAL MAPSARC GISANTIPODES MAPNULL SCHOOL WIND MAPWHAT THREE WORDSMAP TUBEFLOOD MAPSTREETMAPSCRIBBLE MAPSBREATHING EARTHVIEWS OF THE WORLDTARGET MAPSUSGS EARTHQUAKES

DIGIMAP FOR SCHOOLS ~http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

http://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

WORLDMAPPER ~ www.worldmapper.org.ukwww.worldmapper.org.uk

MAP FIGHT ~ https://mapfight.appspot.com/https://mapfight.appspot.com/

SETERRA ~ www.seterra.net http://www.seterra.net/

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/

http://beno.org.uk/mapcreator

How many of your students find maps confusing?

CVD (Colour Vision Deficiency affects 1 in 12 males and 1 in 100 females in the UK.

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Paul Berry

PBerry5082@aol.com www.devongeography.wordpress.com@unicorn4275