Help I am Lost!!

• A friend has just asked you for

directions to your house from here
at school.
• They do not know the area at all.
• Write/Draw directions/map for them to help
them get to you place for your Tupperware
party after school.
• Also write any additional things that you
would tell them about the journey.
 Features of
Particular Areas
 What are features?
• Features are things that help us describe
the land.
• List in your books as many
features of the land you can think
of…. {note: these can be both
natural or man made}
• Here are some land features. If you did
not get any of these please add them to
your list.
Rivers
Creeks
Lakes
Dams
The Ocean
Reservoirs
Bays
Hills
Mountains
Cliffs
Canyons
Mountain Ranges
Valleys
State Parks

Angahook-Lorne State Park

State Forests
 Alpine National Park

National Parks
Public/Crown
Private
Desert
Alpine
Rainforest
Grassland
Bush
Heathland
Farmland
Mallee
Wetlands
Man
Made
Buildings
Power
Lines
Railways
Roads
Monuments
 What are features?
• Having a good understanding of the key
features of the land helps us read maps &
navigate our way around.

• These skills are very useful for:

– Going to new places,
– Orienteering,
– Bushwalking and
– Adventure racing.
– But most importantly it help us avoid getting lost!!
 Features
• Have a look at the directions you gave
your friend at the start of class (about how
to get to you house from here at school).
– Did you would tell them some key features about how
to get there?
– For example, look out for signs, go past the teddy
shop, turn left at the park, cross over the
bridge/creek, at the top of the hill, etc.

• These are all features of the land.

 Features
• Have a look at the map of Cardinia
Reservoir & try to identify as many
features of the land as possible.
– For example;

Feature Description Type

(How did you identify this
feature)
Dam Blue in colour & man made Water source
dam wall surrounding it