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Contours quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

6 figure grid reference for summit of Blencathra (Hallsfell Top)

a)

323 277

b)

277 323

c)

283 337

2.

6 figure reference for car park at Blencathra Centre

a)

302 256

b)

256 302

c)

264 318

3.

6 figure reference for the telephone box at Scales

a)

344 269

b)

269 344

c)

356 271

4.

4 figure reference for Scales Tarn

a)

32 28

b)

28 32

c)

29 33

5.

Location 1 shows..

a)

valley

b)

spur or ridge

6.

Slope 2 is less steep than slope 3.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Location 3 shows contours close together which means...

a)

the slope is steep

b)

the slope is gentle

8.

If you stood at Location 4 you would be..

a)

at the bottom of a valley

b)

on the top of a ridge

9.

The arrow at Location 5 is pointing to contours that are very close together with some black line shading, this shows...

a)

a cliff

b)

a gentle slope

10.

Location 6 shows..

a)

a valley

b)

a spur or ridge

11.

Location 7 shows..

a)

the mountain top / highest point

b)

a valley

12.

What is the height of Saddleback / Blencathra mountain in metres?

a)

868m

b)

829m

c)

860m

13.

True or False: the NORTH side of the mountain is steeper than the SOUTH side of the mountain.

a)

false

b)

true

14.

The summit / top of Blencathra mountain is in square...

a)

32 27

b)

27 32

c)

33 28

15.

The steepest route up Blencathra would be...

a)

route 1

b)

route 2

16.

This feature in the centre of this photo shows a ...

a)

ridge

b)

valley

17.

The cross section from a to b on the map is most accurately shown by this profile...

a)
b)
c)
d)