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Ordnance Survey Maps

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to identify the symbols used on a map?

a)

Map Title

b)

Map Scale

c)

Antiquities

d)

Map Legend / Key.

2.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
3.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
flatter area
d)
river
4.

How many peaks does this mountain have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What is this?

a)

Compass Rose.

b)

Map Scale.

c)

Map Legend / Key.

d)

Antiquity

6.
The school is ____ of the pet store.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
7.
The fire dept. is ______ of the school.
a)
South
b)
East
c)
North
d)
West
8.
What is located in E5?
a)
Twizzles
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Chips
d)
Pizza Hut
9.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
10.

This informs us what a map relates to?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

11.

What tells us which direction to go?

a)

Map key

b)

Map Title

c)

Compass rose

d)

Scale

12.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
13.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
14.

On an OS (Ordnance Survey) map of a mountain, you walk a longer distance to get to the top when the contour lines are

a)

spread apart

b)

close together

c)

going down

d)

going up

15.
The height above sea level is called
a)
topographic
b)
contour
c)
elevation
d)
depth
16.
Which direction is the stream flowing?
a)
northward
b)
southward
c)
westward
d)
eastward
17.
What is the contour interval on this map?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
18.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
19.
What feature is at the arrow?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
cliff
d)
river
20.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
21.

What direction is opposite of north on a compass rose?

a)

east

b)

west

c)

south

d)

north east

22.

What direction is opposite of west on a map?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

south west

23.

What are pictures in the map key called?

a)

symbols

b)

signs

c)

objects

d)

letters

24.

A map _________ has symbols in it to identify objects on a map.

a)

rose

b)

section

c)

key

d)

symbol

25.
__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
26.

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

a)

Symbol

b)

Compass Rose

c)

Map Scale

d)

Antiquity

27.

What is the elevation of point X?

a)

240 meters

b)

250 meters

c)

260 meters

d)

270 meters

28.

What is the elevation of point Y?

a)

220 meters

b)

210 meters

c)

200 meters

d)

215 meters

29.

What is the difference in elevation between points X and Y?

a)

30 meters

b)

20 meters

c)

40 meters

d)

10 meters

30.

What is located in B1?

a)

Twizzles

b)

Ice Cream

c)

Chips

d)

Pizza Hut

31.

What is located in D2?

a)

Twizzles

b)

Ice Cream

c)

Chips

d)

Pizza Hut

32.

Snickers is located at ______?

a)

4D

b)

3A

c)

A3

d)

D4

33.

When referencing a map we should always remember which 3 letter word?

a)

LCD

b)

REM

c)

LEN

d)

AIB

34.

When referencing a map we should always remember LEN. What does the 'E' in LEN stand for?

a)

Eastern

b)

East

c)

Easting

d)

Easterly

35.

When referencing a map we should always remember LEN. What does the 'L' in LEN stand for?

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Laterally

d)

Letter

36.

When referencing a map we should always remember LEN. What does the 'N' in LEN stand for?

a)

Northerly

b)

Northing

c)

North

d)

Northern

37.

What is this?

a)

Compass Rose.

b)

Map Scale.

c)

Map Key.

d)

Antiquity

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