8.9.3 Letmedo it Complete the following activities to practise this skill.
8.9 SkillBuilder activity 1. Mount Buller is a mountain in the Australian Alps. It is three hours’ drive from Melbourne and is the closest major mountain to Melbourne for skiing in winter. Use the data in TABLE2 to construct a climate graph for Mount Buller. Use the checklist provided to make sure you complete all aspects of the task. TABLE2 Mount Buller, Australia, 37.15 ° S, 146.44 ° E, elevation 1707 metres, average monthly precipitation and average monthly temperature Jan. Feb. Mar Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. ° C 17.2 16.5 14.4 10.0 6.2 3.0 1.4 2.0 4.9 8.2 11.8 14.3 mm 59.0 68.0 44.8 76.1 110.0 154.2 161.0 145.6 143.0 110.6 126.8 84.3
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology
2. Apply the skills you have developed in this SkillBuilder to answer the following questions. a. Which month is warmest in Mount Buller? b. Which month is coolest in Mount Buller? c. Which month has the greatest precipitation in Mount Buller? d. Which month has the least precipitation in Mount Buller? e. Describe the climate of Mount Buller. Checklist I have: • ruled the axes and labelled them • drawn ýrst in lead pencil and then used colour • used small dots for the lines and then created a smooth curve with red pen
• shaded the columns in blue • included a title and source.
LESSON 8.10 SkillBuilder: Creating and analysing overlay maps
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this SkillBuilder you should be able to create and analyse an overlay map.
8.10.1 Tell me What are overlay maps?
An overlay map usually consists of two or more maps of the same area. These maps are drawn at the same size or scale but show different information. The base map often shows information that does not change very much. Another transparent overlay, showing different information, is laid over the base map. Why are overlay maps useful? An overlay map is useful for comparing two different features on a map. It is really two maps in one — a base map drawn on paper and an overlay drawn on tracing paper to depict additional information. Overlay maps allow map users to see the relationships between the information on two or more maps. They are useful when looking for patterns of spatial association — that is, features found in a similar distribution pattern.
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