China - Mapping Skills

WALT... find out about China byusing a map
... use mapping skills to read a map and create our own maps using these skills

Today Room's 9 & 10 worked collaboratively on mapping skills. Together we viewed a map of China from askasia.org for kids. We came up with a list of criteria to use when creating our own maps. Here is the list of things we need to include on our maps.

• Title


• Names of places eg cities, towns, rivers, mountains, oceans, deserts


• Compass showing N S E W


• Names of surrounding countries or islands


• Famous landmarks or man-made buildings


• Colours to show desert, ocean, fertile land


• Animals native to China and areas they live


• Key to show things like mountains, rivers etc


• Neatness in handwriting and pictures


• Correct spelling