Starter quiz
- What does OS stand for?
- Ordnance Survey ✓
- Over Survey
- Ordnance Satellite
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- What do OS maps help us do?
- locate places ✓
- find the distance between places ✓
- show information on who owns the land
- show what there is to do in an area ✓
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- Where can you find what the symbols mean on a map?
- the back of it
- the key ✓
- the scale bar
- the internet
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- Which is the correct order?
- South, West, North, East
- East, South, North, West
- South, North, West, East
- North, East, South, West ✓
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- What do you use to figure out the real life distance from looking at a map?
- scale ✓
- key
- north arrow
- contour lines
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- Which of these is not a map?
- sat nav
- OS map
- atlas
- satellite image ✓
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Exit quiz
- What are the faint blue lines called over the top of maps?
- Gridlines ✓
- Contours
- Scale lines
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- What are the vertical lines on a map called?
- Northings
- Eastings ✓
- Westings
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- What are the horizontal lines on a map called?
- Northings ✓
- Eastings
- Westings
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- Which do you find first when finding a four figure grid reference?
- Eastings ✓
- Northings
- Westings
- Southings
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- Which is true of six figure grid references?
- They are less accurate than four figure grid references.
- They cannot be used on Ordnance Survey maps.
- They are more accurate than four figure grid references. ✓
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- Which of these is a six figure grid reference?
- 3247
- 32476
- 322476 ✓
- 3224765
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Key learning points
- Maps have grid lines that help us locate places on a map.
- Horizontal lines are called northings and vertical lines are called eastings.
- Each grid square has two sets of numbers, giving a four-figure grid reference.
- To increase location accuracy, features can be located using six-figure grid references.
Common misconception
Northings come before eastings.
Eastings come first, then northings.
Keywords
Northings - numbered horizontal lines found on maps
Eastings - numbered vertical lines found on maps
Grid reference - a number which combines northings and eastings to help you to locate a feature on an Ordnance Survey map
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