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Knowledge Builder: Geography Year 7
Amazing World
Interested in learning more about Svalbard - head to Britannica
Interested in learning more about Dubai - head to Britannica
Curious about people and places? Search the library at National Geographic.
Interested in learning more about the Great Barrier Reef - head to Britannica
Check out these inspirational explorers
Stretch your vocabulary
v.1 arid A dry area that gets little rainfall. Arid areas can be hot or cold.
v.2
economics
The study of the economy, or the part of a society that creates wealth. Wealth is not just money. Wealth comes from the production of goods and services, which people buy with money. People who study economics, called economists, look at how people create wealth, how they use it, and how different people get different amounts of it.
v.3
development
Any improvement in the standard of living and quality of life of people in a specific country. Social and economic indicators are used to measure a country’s level of development.
Map Skills
Want to test your map skills? Head over to the Ordnance Survey Map Zone for some games to test your skills.
Head over to Google Earth to explore the World.
Stretch your vocabulary
a.1 cartography
Here is some interesting reading from National Geographic on maps
The study of maps
Want to know more about digital maps and Geographic Information Systems?
Our world knowledge and locational information is built on these! Head over to Esri.
Books to read:
Series
to watch:
a.2
GIS (Geographical Information System)
A system that creates, manages, analyses, and maps all types of data. GIS connects where things are with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry.
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