Stage 5 Geography Skills

Scale can be represented on a map in the following ways:

• Ratio and words

• Ratio and line

• Ratio, lines and words

• Words and ruler

1:150 000 means 1cm on the map equals .... on the ground

• 15km

• 1.5km

• 150km

• 150m

BOLTS stands for...

• Border, Orientation, Longitude and Latitude, Title, Scale

• Border, Open plan, Legend, Title, Scale

• Border, Orientation, Linear, Tilt, Scale

• Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale

Which of the following is NOT a direction on an 8 point compass?

• SW

• WSW

• S

• NE

On a 16 point compass, what direction is exactly opposite WSW?

• NEN

• ENE

• NNE

• SSE

How many figures (numbers) are in a Grid Reference?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 8

How many sections is an Area Reference square broken into for a Grid Reference?

• 2nds

• 10ths

• 5ths

• 9ths

What is the Area Reference of the North Woods (coloured green)?

• 0012

• 0112

• 0111

• 0011

According to this image, what is the Grid Reference of the information booth?

• 476334

• 484336

• 474336

• 334476

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a topographic map?

• Scale

• Temperature

• Contour Lines

• Legend or Key