Mapping lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a common use of maps?

• Finding directions to a new place

• Understanding the layout of a city

• Cooking a recipe

• Planning a trip

Open Ended

What are some situations in your daily life where you might use a map?

Multiple Choice

How do OS maps help people understand the landscape?

• By using colors to show temperature

• By including symbols in a key to represent human and physical features

• By showing only roads and cities

• By providing satellite images

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of Ordnance Survey (OS) maps?

• To show weather patterns

• To depict the landscape’s human and physical features

• To display population statistics

• To show political boundaries

Open Ended

Describe a situation where you would need a map that shows all the smaller streets and footpaths in a town.

Multiple Select

Which of the following features are considered human features on a map?

• Forest

• School

• River

• Post office

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the starting point for the Wirral Coastal Walk?

• Fort Perch Rock

• Floral Pavilion, New Brighton

• Marine Lake, West Kirby

• Leasowe Lighthouse

Open Ended

Compare the types of information shown on the Chester & Ellesmere Port network map and the suggested walks map. How do these maps serve different purposes for users?

Multiple Select

Which map shows an aspect of human geography and which shows an aspect of physical geography? Select all that apply.

• Left map: Human geography

• Left map: Physical geography

• Right map: Human geography

• Right map: Physical geography

Open Ended

Ordnance Survey maps use symbols to represent features. Give one example each of a human feature and a physical feature that might be shown using a symbol on an OS map.

Open Ended

Explain one advantage of using an Ordnance Survey (OS) map over a satellite view when planning a walking route.

Multiple Choice

What does the scale 1:6 000 000 on a map mean?

• The map is 6 million times larger than the real world

• The map is 6 million times smaller than the real world

• The map shows 6 million places

• The map covers 6 million square kilometers

Multiple Select

Which of the following are true about map scales as shown in the images?

• A 1:50 000 scale map shows more detail than a 1:6 000 000 scale map

• A 1:25 000 scale map is more zoomed in than a 1:50 000 scale map

• A 1:6 000 000 scale map is more detailed than a 1:25 000 scale map

• A 1:50 000 scale map is less detailed than a 1:25 000 scale map

Multiple Choice

Which type of map would be most useful for planning a train journey across a city?

• Ordnance Survey map

• Network map

• Satellite map

• Physical map

Multiple Choice

What is one main difference between the two satellite images shown?

• One shows more labels and places than the other

• One is in black and white

• One is upside down

• One shows a different city

Open Ended

What materials did you use during the lesson on map skills, and how did they help you learn?

Open Ended

Explain the difference between a thematic map and an Ordnance Survey (OS) map, using examples from the images.