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CE OS Map Skills Revision - Spring 2023 (Oswestry Map)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would you find at 264 363?

a)

Train station

b)

Radio/TV mast

c)

Church with a spire

d)

Church without a spire

2.

What would you find at 293 299?

a)

Visitor centre

b)

Trigg point

c)

Castle/Fort

d)

Bus/coach station

3.

If you walked from Lower Frankton (36 31) to Decoy Farm (34 28), in which direction

would you be walking?

a)

South-west

b)

South-east

c)

West

d)

North-east

4.

What is the highest point, in metres, in grid square 36 33?

a)

153m

b)

120m

c)

148m

d)

25m

5.

What is the distance by train to the nearest kilometre between the railway station in grid

square 28 37 and the station in grid square 30 33?

a)

15km

b)

2km

c)

6km

d)

5km

6.

In grid square 29 31, name two features which suggest that this area has been

settled by people for many hundreds of years.

4 lines
7.

Place the following settlements in order of size on the settlement hierarchy below. (Left hand side = largest. Right hand side = smallest.)

a)

Oswestry (30 29)

b)

St Martin’s (32 36)

c)

Lower Frankton (36 31)

d)

Decoy Farm (34 28)

1)
2)
3)
4)
8.

There are a number of factories located in grid square 28 38.

Suggest three reasons why this is a good location for these factories.

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9.

Which best describes the relief in the west of the map? (You will need to look at the contour lines!)

a)

Flat and wide

b)

Hilly and steep

c)

Cliffs and caves

d)

V-shaped valleys

10.

Which historic defence can be found in grid square 29 31?

a)

Castle

b)

Little Fernhil

c)

Heritage centre

d)

Old Oswestry Fort

11.

Which type of trees can be found in Mount Wood? (25 35).

a)

Deciduous wood

b)

Mixed wood

c)

Non-coniferous wood

d)

Coniferous wood

12.

If I travelled in a straight line from Whittington (32 31) to Dudleston Heath (36 36), which direction would I be travelling in?

a)

NE

b)

NNW

c)

SE

d)

SSE

13.

What is the distance to the nearest km from the roundabout in 29 39, to the roundabout in 30 30?

a)

20km

b)

16km

c)

5km

d)

10km

14.

What type of public access route is Wat's Dyke Way? (You can see this in 29 28)

a)

National Trail

b)

On-road Cycle Route

c)

National Cycle Network

d)

Traffic-free Cycle Route