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OS Map symbols

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the OS Map symbol.

a)

Camp site

b)

Caravan Site

c)

Picnic Site

d)

Car Park

2.

What is the map symbol for Cemetry?

a)

Cemy

b)
c)

CEMY

3.

Identify the OS map symbol.

a)

Coniferous Wood

b)

Non-coniferous Wood

c)

Mixed Wood

4.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Nature Reserve

b)

Pet Shop

c)

Bird Nest

d)

Duck Pond

5.

What is the symbol for Clubhouse?

a)

CH

b)

ch

6.

What is the symbol for Coastguard?

a)

CG

b)

cg

7.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Information Centre

b)

Island

c)

Internet Cafe

8.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Main Road

b)

Secondary Road

c)

Tertiary Road

d)

Footpath

9.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Railway track under construction

b)

Railway track

c)

Footpath

d)

Road

10.

Identify the OS Map Symbol.

a)

Parking

b)

Post Office

c)

Park

d)

Peak

11.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Hospital

b)

Public house

c)

Motorway

d)

Telephone

12.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

House

b)

Public House

c)

Train Station

d)

Motorway

13.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

B Road

b)

A Road

c)

Railway line

d)

Hospital

14.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Railway line

b)

Picnic area

c)

Bus station

d)

View point

15.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Picnic area

b)

View point

c)

Public house

d)

Contour lines

16.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Motorway

b)

A road

c)

Bus station

d)

Footpath

17.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Contour lines

b)

Places of worship

c)

National Park boundary

d)

Motorway

18.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Place of worship

b)

Railway

c)

Post Office

d)

Building

19.

What does this OS map symbol represent?

a)

Sand beach

b)

Parking

c)

Contour lines

d)

Shingle beach

20.

What symbol is this?

a)

Place of worship with a tower

b)

Place of worship with a spire

c)

Hospital

d)

Doctors Surgery

21.

What symbol is this?

a)

Castle

b)

Public House

c)

English Heritage Site

d)

Walled Garden

22.

What symbol is this?

a)

Private Land

b)

Site of Battle

c)

Pirate Territory

d)

Dangerous Area

23.

What symbol is this?

a)

Fields

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Forbidden Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

24.

What symbol is this?

a)

Mansion

b)

Motorway

c)

Masionette

d)

Museum

25.

What symbol is this?

a)

Train Station

b)

Motorway Services

c)

Roundabout

d)

Bus Stop

26.

What symbol is this?

a)

Libary

b)

Scree

c)

Sports Center

d)

School

27.

What symbol is this?

a)

Hostel

b)

Hotel

c)

Help

d)

Hospital

28.

What symbol is this?

a)

Campsite

b)

Level Crossing

c)

No Entry

d)

Picnic Area

29.

What symbol is this?

a)

Quarry

b)

Cave

c)

Cliff

d)

Beach

30.

What symbol is this?

a)

No Crossing

b)

Wind Turbines

c)

Cliff

d)

Dangerous Area

31.
What does this map symbol represent?
a)
Campsite
b)
Pub
c)
Caravan site
d)
Nature reserve
32.

What does this map symbol mean?

a)

car park

b)

airport

c)

park

d)

golf course

33.

Identify the OS map symbol

a)

bike shop

b)

be aware!

c)

bike trail

34.

Identify the OS map symbol

a)

castle

b)

ruins

c)

English Heritage

35.

Identify the OS map symbol

a)

road

b)

motorway

c)

footpath

36.
a)
footpath
b)
motorway
c)
river
d)
A road
37.
a)
footpath
b)
A road
c)
county boundary
d)
national park boundary
38.
a)
level crossing
b)
country boundary
c)
footpath
d)
restricted byway
39.
a)
electricity transmission line
b)
byway open to all traffic
c)
footpath
d)
other route with public access
40.
a)
footpath
b)
county boundary
c)
restricted byway
d)
bridleway
41.
a)
restricted byway
b)
bridleway
c)
footpath
d)
county boundary
42.
a)
bridge
b)
viaduct
c)
disused road
d)
level crossing
43.
a)
bunkhouse
b)
youth hostel
c)
railway station
d)
bus station
44.
a)
A road
b)
national park boundary
c)
access land
d)
dual carriageway
45.
a)
electricity transmission line
b)
railway
c)
county boundary
d)
footpath
46.
a)
bridleway
b)
railway
c)
restricted byway
d)
county boundary
47.
a)
outcrop
b)
quarry
c)
cliff
d)
unstable ground
48.
a)
pebble beach
b)
danger from loose stones
c)
hailstones likely
d)
scree
49.
a)
rock-climbing site
b)
mine
c)
cliff
d)
quarry
50.
a)
pebble beach
b)
spoil heap
c)
sandpit
d)
skate park
51.
a)
5m contour
b)
national park boundary
c)
field
d)
access land
52.
a)
grassland
b)
deciduous wood
c)
coniferous wood
d)
military zone
53.
a)
non-coniferous forest
b)
coniferous forest 
c)
military zone
d)
park
54.
a)
park
b)
orchard
c)
non-coniferous forest
d)
vineyard
55.
a)
bracken
b)
scrub
c)
heathland
d)
marsh
56.
a)
bracken, heath or rough grassland
b)
marsh
c)
pasture
d)
crops
57.
a)
flooded ground
b)
marsh, reeds or saltings
c)
river
d)
stepping stones
58.
a)
shingle
b)
mud
c)
chalk cliff
d)
sand
59.
a)
shingle
b)
floodplain
c)
beach
d)
mud
60.
a)
bunkhouse, camping barn or other hostel
b)
railway station
c)
bus stop
d)
meeting point
61.
a)
trig point
b)
youth hostel
c)
bunk house
d)
railway station
62.
a)
trig point
b)
youth hostel
c)
railway station 
d)
bus station
63.
a)
danger of lightning
b)
electricity pylon
c)
mast
d)
windmill
64.
a)
church
b)
windmill
c)
electricity pylon
d)
no camping
65.
a)
windmill
b)
wind turbine
c)
airfield
d)
electricity pylon
66.
a)
church
b)
place of worship
c)
meeting point
d)
hospital
67.
a)
place of worship
b)
place of worship with tower
c)
ancient place of worship
d)
hospital
68.
a)
place of worship with spire or dome
b)
hospital
c)
ancient place of worship
d)
meeting point
69.
a)
site of antiquity
b)
cathedral
c)
church
d)
meeting point
70.
a)
fencing activity centre
b)
military camp
c)
paintball centre
d)
site of battle
71.
a)
lighthouse
b)
nuclear power station
c)
water tap
d)
coast guard
72.
a)
farm land
b)
solar farm
c)
sunscreen needed
d)
wind farm