WorksheetsYEAR 7 UNIT 3 MAPS KEY TERMS /20
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is an illustration to show the layout and rooms of a building?
Plan
Scale
Map
Aerial photograph
What is the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real life?
Plan
Scale
Map
Aerial photograph
What is a 2 dimensional drawing or picture of an area?
Plan
Scale
Map
Aerial photograph
What is a photograph of the Earth’s surface taken from the air or space?
Plan
Scale
Map
Aerial photograph
What do map grid lines refer to?
Grid
Eastings
Northings
Four-figure grid reference
What are lines on a map that show how far east something is?
Grid
Eastings
Northings
Four-figure grid reference
What are lines on a map that show how far north something is?
Grid
Eastings
Northings
Four-figure grid reference
What is a four-figure number used to determine a grid square on a map?
Grid
Eastings
Northings
Four-figure grid reference
What is a six-figure number used to determine the exact location of something within a grid square on a map?
Six-figure grid-reference
Straight-line distance
Compass
Compass directions
What is the distance directly from one place to another on a map using a ruler?
Six-figure grid-reference
Straight-line distance
Compass
Compass directions
What is an instrument used to measure direction?
Six-figure grid-reference
Straight-line distance
Compass
Compass directions
What are the directions something can be – north, south, east, west?
Six-figure grid-reference
Straight-line distance
Compass
Compass directions
What is a very simple map drawn from a ‘bird’s-eye view’?
Sketch map
Key
Map symbols
Ordnance Survey
What is a box of information found at the bottom of a map?
Sketch map
Key
Map symbols
Ordnance Survey
What are small pictures that stand for different features on a map?
Sketch map
Key
Map symbols
Ordnance Survey
What is the UK’s national mapping agency?
Sketch map
Key
Map symbols
Ordnance Survey
What is something on a map that has occurred due to the natural environment e.g. mountain, river, lake?
Physical feature
Human feature
Contour lines
Spot heights
What is something on a map that has occurred due to humans e.g. school, hospital, airport?
Physical feature
Human feature
Contour lines
Spot heights
What are lines on a map that show how height?
Physical feature
Human feature
Contour lines
Spot heights
What are symbols that show the specific height of a particular hill or mountain?
Physical feature
Human feature
Contour lines
Spot heights
