Area and Grid References

What is the 6-figure Grid Reference (GR) for the power station?

• 1434
• 141342
• 146346
• 152354

What is the golden rule for finding a Grid Reference?

• Never eat soggy Weet-a-Bix.

• Along the corridor, then up the stairs.

• Along the pathway, and through the gate.

• Eastings before bee-stings.

What is the 6-figure GR for the red triangle?

• 167313
• 163317
• 173323
• 176317

What is the interval of the above contour map?

• 10 meters

• 5 meters

• 1 meter

• 20 meters

What is the height of point Y?

• 30 meters

• 29 meters

• 30 meters above sea level

• 29 meters above sea level

On the grid, where is the grid reference read from?

• bottom right

• top right

• top left

• bottom left

what do eastings show?

• how far east you are

• where you are

• how far left you are

• where you should be

what do northings show?

• where north is

• where you are on the map

• how far north you should be

• how far north you are

how do you read a grid reference?

• up the stairs then along the corridor

• eastings then northings

• along the corridor then down the stairs

• eastings then westings

when would a grid reference be used?

• to find where you are on the map

• to find a certain point on the map

• to find the place you want to be on the map

• to send to the emergency services when you need rescuing