Using grid references to identify land use | Geography

Starter quiz

What type of land use is this?

artificial surfaces

pasture ✓

moorland and heathland
Which land use type can be seen in this image?

pasture

artificial surfaces

moorland and heathland ✓
This image shows ______ land use.

'woodland' ✓
Match the land use type with their definition.

peat bogs

⇔

form in upland areas with wet and waterlogged conditions ✓

moorland and heathland

⇔

purple heather and low-growing shrubs found in higher areas ✓

woodland

⇔

can be coniferous or deciduous ✓
What is the main type of land use in the UK?

artificial surfaces

woodland

peat bogs

pasture ✓
How much of the land in the UK is used for agriculture?

one quarter

over half ✓

all of the land

The horizontal blues lines on an Ordnance Survey map are called ...

'northings' ✓
The vertical blue lines on an Ordnance Survey map are called ...

'eastings' ✓
Order these instructions to find a four digit grid reference.

1

⇔

Go along the corridor

2

⇔

Go up the stairs
What is the grid reference of St Mary's Island and lighthouse?

3475

3575 ✓

3576
What is the grid reference of the caravan park?

3475 ✓

3375

3275
What is the main land use of grid square 3473?

pasture

woodland

moorland and heathland

artificial surfaces ✓

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The map of Great Britain is covered by grid squares measuring 100 kilometres across
OS maps have a series of grid lines that help you to pinpoint an exact location anywhere on the map
Vertical lines are called 'eastings' as they increase in value as you travel east on the map
The horizontal lines are called 'northings' as they increase in value as you travel north on the map

Pupils may be aware of the National Grid as the network which is used to supply electricity.

Explain that the National Grid for OS maps is not (quite) the same thing.

Vertical - Something vertical stands upright or points upwards from the ground.
Horizontal - Something horizontal is parallel to the ground.
Pasture - Pasture is land, with grass and other low plants, suitable for livestock to graze on.
Agriculture - Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.