Quiz 2 Getting to know maps

If I walk from A to B, I will be going...

• uphill

• downhill

_____________ are small black numbers that give the exact height of a spot, in meters above sea level.

• Contour lines

• Spot heights

• Place names

• Titles

_____________ join all the places at the same height above sea level. The number on a line shows the height in meters.

• Contour lines

• Spot heights

• Place names

• Titles

The green symbols shown in the map represent ______________ (Hint: look at page 34 of your textbook)

• coniferous trees

• non-coniferous trees

• marsh

• rough grassland

In the map above, the distance between one blue grid line to the next grid line is ____________ in real life.

• 100 meters

• 1 kilometer

• 0.5 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

This diagram shows the cardinal points on a compass. What does the letter W stand for?

• West

• East

• North-West

• South-West

This diagram shows the method to find the 6 figure grid reference. For example the church is on grid reference 325460. What is the grid reference for the school?

This is a map of the town of Amble. You are tasked with finding out the number of parking lots in this town. You can count that there are _________ parking lots

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Which shape would match the contour lines in the diagram?

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Kineton Hill Farm is about 2km from Bemborough Farm. Which farm is at a greater altitude (height) above sea level? You can use spot heights to help you decide.

• Kineton Hill farm is at a greater altitude.

• Bemborough farm is at a greater altitude.