§1.5 Digital geography tools

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Planning

• Welcome!


• Recap previous lesson
• What you will learn
• Explanation §1.5 
• Exercise 
• Learning goals check
• End!

Recap of previous lesson

• How to work with an atlas?
• Legend
• Index
• Table of contents
• Bookmark
• How to find a location

What you will learn

• Name different types of geography tools
• Different scalar levels
• Explain how an why we use digital geography tools

Online maps

• Many free websites to find maps
• Google maps
• Maps me
• Easily accessible
• Satellite view
• Streetview

Photos taken with satellites to show a realistic view of the world map

Digital photos made at street level; the most realistic way to see what an area looks like

Zoom in, zoom out

• Different scalar levels
• Local, town or city
• Regional, province
• National, country
• Continental, continent
• Global, the world
• Zoom in and out!

Usage of online maps

•  Online is not the same as an atlas
• No thematic maps
• Practical uses
• Planning a route
• Search query

Subject you enter in a search engine, like Google

If you go from a global scale to a local scale you are.........?

1. Zooming in
2. Zooming out

Drag the scale to the right type of map!

Map of Europe

Map of the world

Map of Drachten

Map of Belgium

Map of Drenthe

Local Scale

Regional Scale

National Scale

Continental Scale

Global Scale

What can you see on a national scale map?

1. A city
2. A province
3. The world
4. A country

Making the exercises!

• Make exercises of §1.5 Digital geography tools! 
  
• Whisper if you want to talk to you neighbour
• Read the book carefully
  
• If you have a question, raise you hand for help!
  
• Finished the exercises? Practice the keywords and definitions

End of lesson!

Homework: Read §1.5 Digital geography tools

Make 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7!