OS Map Skills: Relief

Multiple Choice

If the scale on a map is 1:25,000, what is 1 cm equivalent to?

• 25,000 cm

• 25,000 km

• 25,000 m

Multiple Choice

What are eastings?

• Vertical lines down a map

• Horizontal lines across a map

• Diagonal lines on a map

Multiple Choice

When giving a grid reference, which should be given first?

• Eastings

• Northings

• It does not matter

Multiple Choice

On an ordnance survey map, what does a single "P" in black lettering mean?

• Parking

• Public Phone

• Post office

• Public house

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a way of showing height of land on maps?

• Contour lines

• Grid lines

• Scale lines

Fill in the Blank

What is the highest point on this OS map extract? (Don't forget to add m for metres)

Multiple Choice

What symbol would you find in 8347?

• telephone

• caravan/campsite

• postbox

• place of worship

Fill in the Blank

What is the highest point in 8348?

Multiple Choice

Standing at Strete (8347), what direction would you be travelling to go to Stoke Fleming (8648)?

• SE

• SW

• NE

• NW