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BOLTSS

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Border

b)

Banana

c)

Background

d)

Banner

2.

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Orange

b)

Observe

c)

Orientation

d)

Outside

3.

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Log

b)

Lion

c)

Lollipop

d)

Legend

4.

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Title

b)

Trim

c)

Tough

d)

Tag

5.

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Scale

b)

Size

c)

Snack

d)

Sideways

6.

What does the second B in BOLTSS stand for?

a)

Size

b)

Start

c)

Scale

d)

Sort

7.
What are the four directions on a compass?
a)
Top, bottom, left, right
b)
Night, Early, Winter, Summer
c)
North, East, South, West
d)
Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole
8.
What is this a picture of?
a)
map
b)
Earth
c)
globe
d)
compass rose
9.
The star is a symbol for
a)
a city
b)
the police
c)
the road
d)
the river
10.

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

a)

Title

b)

Legend

c)

Scale

d)

Source

11.

Scale is important because

a)

We can accurately measure the distance between places

b)

We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

c)

We can enlarge small items to see more detail

d)

All of the above

12.

Why is having a title on a map important?

a)

It tells the reader what information is included on the map.

b)

It tells the reader where the map has come from.

c)

It tells the reader what the symbols on the map mean.

d)

It isn't important.

13.

Why is a border an important feature of a map?

a)

It shows the reader where the important information is.

b)

It outlines the map.

c)

Both

14.

Geography can be defined as...

a)

The study of the earth and the relationships which exist between people and their environments.

b)

The study of the earth and the relationships which exist between natural features only.

c)

Living and non-living features on the earth's surface.

d)

None of the above

15.

Which THREE of the following statements is true of topographic maps?

a)

They show the shape of the land

b)

They show conditions in the atmosphere

c)

They show the height of the land

d)

They use symbols and colours to represent different features

16.

A compass rose (like the one shown) is represented by which of the BOLTSS?

a)

Border

b)

Orientation

c)

Legend

d)

Title

17.
What does the "B" stand for in BOLTSS?
a)
Bridges
b)
Boards
c)
Bolts
d)
Borders
18.
What does the "L" stand for in BOLTSS?
a)
Layout
b)
Legend
c)
Layer
d)
Latitude
19.
What does the "T" stand for in BOLTSS?
a)
Title
b)
Time
c)
Travel
d)
Torque
20.
T is BOLTSS stands for:
a)
Town
b)
Territory
c)
Topic
d)
Title
21.
The first S in BOLTSS stands for:
a)
Source
b)
Scale
c)
Sea
d)
Sample
22.

Six-figured grid references should be divided into ___ parts.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

23.

What is the grid reference of the snake?

a)

(B,9)

b)

(9,B)

c)

(C,7)

d)

(F,3)

24.

What is at F2?

a)

Mountains

b)

River

c)

Treasure

d)

Lake

25.

The horizontal lines in a grid are known as...

a)

Eastings

b)

Northings

26.

What is the grid reference for car park?

4 lines
27.

What are the reference numbers that appear first in a grid reference?

a)

Northings

b)

Eastlings

c)

Northlings

d)

Eastings

28.

what is the four digit grid reference for the Hospital?

a)

4319

b)

1943

c)

1843

d)

4320

29.

What is the four digit grid reference for the car park?

a)

4519

b)

2044

c)

2045

d)

1945

30.

What is the six figure grid reference for the train station?

a)

180 440

b)

180 444

c)

181 445

d)

180 443

31.

What is the location of blue lagoon lake?

a)

D1

b)

D3

c)

A5

d)

A1

32.

What is the 4-figure GR for the letter D?

a)

3117

b)

173317

c)

1731

d)

1832

33.
What is the 6-figure GR for the letter A?
a)
1334
b)
145345
c)
139344
d)
135345