Geography Skills 1

Where was the location for this photo?

• Mexico

• Morocco

• China

• Ecuador

What does this symbol mean when used on a tourist map?

• Toilet

• Parking

• Phone

• Trig Station

What is this map used for?

• Mapping weather

• Flying a plane

• Navigating the seas

• Seeing underlying geology

What is this map used for?

• Mapping weather

• Flying a plane

• Navigating the seas

• Seeing underlying geology

What is this map used for?

• Mapping weather

• Flying a plane

• Navigating the seas

• Seeing underlying geology

True or False: Video game maps are not real maps

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False! A map doesn't have to be of a real place, and can be a map of imagined locations in relation to each other

True or False: Grid references are usually either 4 or 6 digits long

• True

• False

When you read a map with grid references, what should you do first?

• check the key for symbols

• orient it to North

• look for the place you want to go

• work out your elevation

Which order do you read a grid reference in?

• The side, then the bottom

• The bottom, then the side

True or False: The grid reference for the pink dot is GR252527

• True

• False