Integrating Map Interpretation and IT into the Learning and Teaching of Geography

A. Natural hazards (S.1-S.6)

Google Earth

Download Google Earth. (

Download Google Earth files from websites, e.g.

USGS /
NOAA /
My website /
Google Earth in Education /

Satellite images

a. Earth Observatory (NASA)

Examples:

Earthquake near Chengdu in 2008 /
Floods in Central China
in 2007 /
Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan in 2009(颱風莫拉克) /

b. UNOSAT

It provides many satellite images with thematic maps. For example,

Overview of TangjiashanQuakeLake, Beichuan, China from 3-8 June 2008
(唐家山堰塞湖) /

References:

1.地理教學應用 (廖泫銘):

2.Map World (天地圖, 國家測繪局):

B. Manufacturing Industries (S.1-S.6)

Google maps (

a. “Street View”

Street View combines maps and photos,a simple way to arrange a virtual fieldtrip.

Street View tutorial:

For example, search“Tai Po Industrial Estate”and then Zoom in.Click and drag to the location you want.

b. “My Maps”

You can create your own map, e.g. a land use map,by using My Maps.

Go to my website to view thesample:

GeoInfo Map(地理資訊地圖) of the Lands Department:

Map ToolsMeasuring toolcoordinates, distance and area

A map created by Drawing Tools:

Aerial photos

  1. Click “Photo Map” on GeoInfo Map.
  2. Or buy them from Hong Kong Map Service of the Lands Department. ( Click “Map Search”.

Map price list:

Download maps from the Internet

  1. Official web site of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks:

Site map of Tai Po Industrial Estate:

location map of the three industrial estates and the Hong KongSciencePark:

  1. Report on Area Assessments 2009 of IndustrialLand in the Territory (Planning Department,

C. Sustainable Cities (S.1-S.6)

For teaching land use types(S.1)

1. Google maps / Search “Sham Shui Po Sports Ground”.
Use various functions (e.g.Street View) to identify different types of land use.
Go to my website to view thesample:
2. “E都市” / 
It’s a good way to view the three-dimensional urban simulation.
3. Google Earth / Search “IFC” and then view 3D buildings.
Download “CBD of Hong Kong by YYW.kmz”on my website.

Maps and urban geography

1. Cenamap (中原地圖):

Centamap Company Limited provides Population By-census data on map.

Steps: Map positioning > Sham Shui Po Sports Ground > Zoom 4 > Census

2. Census and Statistics Department (

a. Statistics on Map (統計地圖)

It shows thematic maps and interactivecharts using census data.

b. Interactive Data Dissemination System (IDDS) (互動數據發布系統)

  1. You can create graphs and thematic maps by using the Population By-census data.

For teaching reclamation

Download the map“Reclamation & Development in Hong Kong”from the Lands Department. (

Use “Historical Imagery” of the Google Earth.

Suggested activities

  1. Map urban land use in the field and construct a land use map.
  2. Re-design the development of a selected area based on the sustainable indicators and construct a land use map.

D.Weather and Climate (S.1-S.6)

Google Earth

a. Weather layer(氣象圖層)

The Weather layer displays current weather conditionson the planet.

b. To show distribution patterns

Use “Placemarks(新增地標)”to mark location on the planet in order to show distribution patterns.

Download “Annual rainfall distribution in Hong Kong by YYW.kmz” on my website for your reference.(

c. Elevationprofile(高度剖面)

Explore the elevations of a particular path through the Elevation Profile.

Hong Kong Observatory

a. Animation of the satellite image

b. Weather Chart

  1. Lists of weather charts:
  2. Daily weather chart:
  3. Weather chart with satellite image:

References:

  1. Weather on a special day:
  2. Hong Kong Observatory on YouTube:

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Map & IT (Y.Y.Wong)