Mapping skills

What do you use on a map to measure the distance between places?

• Key

• Scale line

• Contours

• Grid references

What do you use to find the height of the land on a map?

• Grid references

• Scale line

• Contour lines

• Key

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map

• Map Key
• Map Contents
• Map Glossary
• Map Index

What do we use grid references on a map for?

• to show the climate of an area

• to find / show the location of a place

• to find the distance between two places

• to show the meaning of symbols on a map.

We use grid references to _______ places on a map.

What do we use to show direction on a map?

• Legend

• Scale line

• Contour line

• Compass / Compass Rose

A3D4 is a 4 - figure grid reference?

• True

• False

Which is the BEST example of a 4 - figure grid reference?

• 2367

• 2,3,6,7

• 2-3-6-7

• 23,67

If 1 centimetre = 3 kilometres

How many kilometres does 4 centimetres show?

• 12km

• 12m

• 1.2m

• 12cm

If contour lines are close together it means that the land / hillside is:

• Shallow

• Steep

• Gentle

• Wet