Geography Mapwork: How to calculate irregular area

Geography Mapwork: Calculating an irregular area on a map may sound difficult, but it's easy if you know the method. Feel free to check out my mapwork playlist. A wide range of mapping topics/skills is covered in this playlist. • Geography mapwork / ma...

[@fanelechili5509]

Hey Mr Fish. I'm doing my Degree in B. Ed, specializing in Geography. I like your videos and use them all the time when I study. There are so useful and I wonder if you can do other Geography theory topics that most your learners find difficult so that I can use it for my learners too. Your explanations and calculations and soo simple and straight forward. Thank you so much.

[@fish9529]

Hi, thanks for the feedback! Yes, I'm planning to make more videos. Do you have any specific topics in mind? Please let me know as I would love to get more ideas other than my own. All of the best with the studies!

[@barjonshahu7782]

@@fish9529 hi sir you your explein is awsome you are nummber one i work in a surveying group i have difficulties in reading projects in my work i want to know how to read projects can you explain thanks sir

[@uncledansfoundation7020]

I love you, your teaching is so fantastic and understandable

[@fish9529]

I'm glad you found the video helpful. I actually think this is not one of my best videos, but still glad to hear that it helps. All the best with the studies!

[@uncledansfoundation7020]

@@fish9529 I failed in the first but this time round no more failing since I have a great good teacher.

[@fish9529]

😉

[@matty433]

Dankie vir die nuttige video!

[@fish9529]

Plesier!

[@priyankajatan9092]

Hello, 'Fish.' I'm a year off, but I'd like to say that I really appreciate your videos, as they've been extremely helpful in aiding me with geography. Question: in your previous video (calculating simple area), you multiplied the sides by the scale. But for irregular area, you did not. Why is this?

[@fish9529]

Hi Mark, thanks for the positive feedback, I'm glad you found the videos helpful. Regarding your question, I must admit that my video on irregular area was a bit rushed and that's why I'm planning to repost a more detailed video on the same topic. As you have stated, for a simple area, you have to calculate the real distance for each side of the shape. For an irregular area, the method is slightly different. The idea is to use a grid that's made up of squares which represent square kilometers. So if you add up the amount of squares, it tells you how many square kilometers you have. If you use the same grid for a simple area such as a square or a rectangle, you should also be able to count the amount of squares and get the same answer as when you use the method as demonstrated in that video: side x scale, and then side x side. I hope this answers your question.

[@priyankajatan9092]

@@fish9529 Ahh, I see. Thank you very much for your reply! I wish you all the best :)

[@user-ny7ej8hg3q]

Thanks sir ..watching from pakistan❤❤

[@fish9529]

You're welcome!

[@Lovemyself268]

This was help full

[@djkxn]

Nice

[@charleneleeallen5840]

This is what I am doing now

[@rosangapachuau7841]

Sir, can you do this on an actual map like China, Japan or UK. As a Mizo, I'm very eager to calculate the area of our ancestral and always draws it. But I'm not able to calculate the area which kinda frustrated me.😅😅.

[@MANIRAFASHAJEANBOSCO]

hi, in calculating a=23, b= 4:2=2, but c is not equal by 8, I am no well convinced , try it

[@blue.frosty]

Why did you divide the 4 by 2?

[@cupidplague]

you need to divide the number of squares that are less than half by 2 and then add them all together with the full square and the more than half squre the equation is (full sq + morethan half sq +(less than half sq/2)

[@anyajlynch08]

me having a test tommorow oop

[@fish9529]

May it go well!

[@deancronje.522]

South africa for the win!

[@awibs7032]

Are we not supposed to convert or use s*s formula?

[@fish9529]

Hi, not sure what you mean. What I can say is that it depends on your unit of measurement and. That will determine how you convert the numbers, etc.

[@Anro-np8kl]

Hallo meneer visser ek mis vi meneer van kenridge laer af!!

[@fish9529]

Anro, lekker om van jou te hoor! Hoop dit gaan goed met jou!

[@Anro-np8kl]

Fish ja ek mis vi meneer baie ons is al graad 7 nou

[@fish9529]

Sjo ek mis almal van julle baie. Ons is nou al 3 jaar in Bangkok. Lekker bly!

[@Anro-np8kl]

Sjoe ds lkka wnne kom kuier meneer wee vi kenridge

[@Anro-np8kl]

Fish is meneer in Thailand 🇹🇭

[@ryanjagpal123]

Why is divide by 4 divide by 2 that’s probably the only one that seems strange If it was idk for example Russia, how would we know that Russia is 17 million km^2

[@bonimkholo9009]

4 halfs squares is equal to 2 full squares

[@kavishdaya2634]

Hello mr fish. i am a new geography student grade 11, and i need help with finding activities to do, past papers do no help in paper 2 as i cannot find the resource papers what should i do..??? thank you so much

[@fish9529]

Hi Kavish, I'm willing to help where I can, but could you please tell me which specific topics you need help with, or do you maybe need extra worksheets? Click the link in the description of this video to see my playlist if you haven't. I've made many other mapwork videos on topics like direction, map scale, distance calculation, map coordinates, gradient, bearing and a few more. I could also share a link or two that would help.

[@kavishdaya2634]

Fish Well I need help with coordinates, bearing and distance

[@kavishdaya2634]

Fish Also worksheets would really help out a lot..

[@fish9529]

Ok, so for now you can watch my videos on coordinates, bearing etc. At the moment I'm setting an exam paper which is due tomorrow so I'm under a bit of pressure, but I can send you a link or two tomorrow once my paper is submitted.

[@fish9529]

These websites could be useful:www.3dgeography.co.uk/map-skills-worksheets www.mayfieldschools.org/Downloads/GEOGRAPHY%20SKILLS%20WORKSHEETS.pdf

[@RinkuKumari-ns1vm]

आप हिंदी जानते हैं

[@WhalenFarish]

ws in the chat

[@prasannamn3239]

Hi,where r u from can u tell me how much area u r country has.

[@fish9529]

Hi, I'm from South Africa and its area is about 1.22 million km². 😉

[@prasannamn3239]

@@fish9529 Thank u for u r reply can u guess my country.

[@fish9529]

@@prasannamn3239 Not sure, India?

[@prasannamn3239]

@@fish9529 correct,i think using name u have guessed.

[@fish9529]

@@prasannamn3239 That's how I guessed it, yes. By the way, I posted a much improved video on the same topic in case you're interested. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/javHgJmHd8pnirc. Anyway, I hope the studies go well!

[@WhalenFarish]

gyat

[@RinkuKumari-ns1vm]

You know to hindi Mr fish

[@fish9529]

Hi, no I don't. Why?

[@enockombenikanick1448]

Nice