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ð§ OS Map Skills â Year 7
Geography · Year 7 (KS3) â practise grid references, map symbols, scale, compass directions and contour lines
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Questions
Which compass direction is exactly opposite north-east?
North-west
South-west
South-east
East
20s
On an OS map, what do contour lines join?
Points of equal height above sea level
Places with the same temperature
Points of equal distance from the coast
Places with the same amount of rainfall
20s
On OS maps, which colour is used to show motorways?
Yellow
Green
Blue
Red
20s
When you give a grid reference, which numbers do you read first?
Northings, up the side of the map
Northings, along the bottom of the map
Eastings, up the side of the map
Eastings, along the bottom of the map
20s
On an OS map, what do contour lines that are very close together show?
A steep slope
Flat land
A gentle slope
A river valley floor
20s
On an OS map you see a black dot with the number 312 next to it. What does this spot height tell you?
The point is 312 feet above sea level
The point is 312 metres from the coast
The point is 312 metres above sea level
The slope there is 312 metres long
30s
You walk south, then turn 90° clockwise. Which direction are you now facing?
West
South-west
East
North
30s
On a 1:25 000 map, two villages are 4 cm apart. How far apart are they on the ground?
4 km
100 m
10 km
1 km
30s
A church is 3 tenths across and 8 tenths up in grid square 4723. What is its six-figure grid reference?
472 238
478 233
238 473
473 238
30s
You start on the 150 m contour and walk uphill to the fourth contour above it. The contour interval is 10 m. What height are you at?
160 m
154 m
190 m
200 m
30s