Year 5 Ordnance Survey (OS) map skills and fieldwork

A large scale OS map is useful for...

• Getting a view of a wide area of land.

• Looking at the detail of the land more closely.

• I'm not sure.

A small scale OS map is useful for...

• Getting a view of a wide area of land.

• Looking at the detail of the land more closely.

• I'm not sure.

What does a large scale map help you see more of?

• The detail of houses.

• Roads.

• Where shops are found.

• Mountains.

• Hills.

What does a small scale map help you see more of?

• Where shops are found.

• The detail of houses.

• Where cities and towns are located.

• Mountains.

• Hills.

A four figure grid reference identifies a...

• 100km x 100km grid square.

• 10km x 10km grid square.

• 1km x 1km grid square.

• 100m x 100m grid square.

A six figure grid reference identifies a...

• 100km x 100km grid square.

• 10km x 10km grid square.

• 1km x 1km grid square.

• 100m x 100m grid square.

What type of grid reference is this map showing?

• Four figure grid reference.

• Six figure grid reference.

• Eight figure grid reference.

What is the grid reference identified on the map?

• TL6645

• TL6745

• TL6846

Contour lines...

• are lines that tell us about the shape of the land from a map.

• are lines just drawn on a map.

• are lines on a map that connect land of similar height.

• I'm not sure.

Contour lines tell us... (Choose the most PRECISE answer)

• the height of land in centimetres.

• the height of the land in metres.

• the height of the land in metres above sea level.