Stage 5 Tools - new NSW syllabus

Maps:

• relief maps,
• political maps,
• topographic maps,
• choropleth mapsChoropleth,
• flowline maps,
• cadastral maps,
• thematic maps,
• isoline maps,
• land use maps,
• précis maps,
• special-purpose maps,
• cartograms,
• synoptic charts

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Maps to identify:

• direction,
• scale and distance,
• area and grid references,
• degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude,
• bearings,
• aspect,
• altitude,
• area,
• density,
• contour lines,
• gradient,
• local relief 

Fieldwork:

• observing, measuring, collecting and recording data,
• ​developing and conducting surveys and interviews

Fieldwork instruments such as:

• weather instruments,
• vegetation identification charts,
• compasses,
• clinometers,
• GPS,

• GIS or remote sensing 

Graphs and statistics:

• data tables
• pie graphs
• column graphs
• compound column graphs
• line graphs
• scatter graphs
• climate graphs
• population profiles
• multiple tables and graphs presented on a geographical theme
• statistics to find patterns and trends; and to account for change 

Spatial technologies:

• virtual maps
• satellite images
• global positioning systems (GPS)
• geographic information systems (GIS)
• remote sensing data
• augmented reality 

Visual representations

photographs
• aerial photographs
• illustrations
• flow charts
• annotated diagrams
• multimedia
• field and photo sketches • cartoons
• mind maps
• web tools