Map Skills

A church with a tower is represented on a map using...

• A square with a cross on top

• Only a cross

• A circle with a cross on top

• A image of a church

Blue map symbols are particularly helpful for...

• School children

• Tourists

• Train drivers

• Car drivers

A dashed line on a map typically represents...

• A road

• A main road

• A public footpath

• A bridleway

PC

The above map symbol represents

• Police Constabulary

• Public House

• Public Convenience

• Permanent Convenience

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What is wrong with the above four figure grid reference?

• The full stop should be a comma

• There should be brackets

• The full stop should be a dash

• There should be more numbers

Which of the following is NOT a reason that we use four figure grid references?

• It helps us show a location on a map

• It helps us plan our routes

• It helps us estimate distance between places

• It gives us an exact location of a specific place

Which of the following is a helpful way to remember our grid references?

• Up the stairs, then along the corridor

• Along the corridor, then up the stairs

• Count to ten, then count to ten again

• Follow the corridor and out the school gate

Lines running from the top to the bottom of the map are called...

• Eastings

• Northings

• Southings

• Westings

In geography we use relief to describe...

• The the shape and height of the land

• The feeling the teacher has when the lesson ends

• The lines of latitude and longitude

• The places on the land

A OS Map was created by....

• Walkers in the UK

• The military sector of the government

• Geography teachers