Maps
1. What are the map-reading basics that will help you read a map
successfully?
Compass directions, grid references and key
Compass directions, grid references, key and scale
Compass directions, grid references, key, scale and reading the
title
2. What are the points of the compass starting at 12 o'clock and
heading clockwise?
East, North, South, West
South, West, North, East,
North, East, South, West
West, North, East, South
North, South, East, West
3. With grid references, which numbers come first?
Eastings (numbers along the bottom)
Northings (numbers up the side)
4. A four-figure grid reference represents what?
The co-ordinates or point where the two lines meet
All four grid squares around the point
The grid square to the north west of the point
The grid square to the north and east of the point
The grid square to the south and west of the point
5. What does the six-figure grid reference 198823 tell you?
It gives you an exact point in grid square 1988 that is 2/10s up
and 3/10s along.
It gives you an exact point in grid square 1988 that is 2/10s across
and 3/10s up.
It gives you an exact point in grid square 1982 that is 8/10s across
and 3/10s up.
It gives you an exact point in grid square 1982 that is 8/10s up
and 3/10s along.
6. Outdoor pursuit maps from the Ordnance Survey typically have a
scale of 1:25,000. So what does 1cm on the map represent?
25m
100m
250m
1000m
2500m
7. Study the map of Hope Valley and Shatton Edge. What is at grid
reference 208825?
Campsite
Golf course
Bamford station
Stream
Wheat Hay Farm
8. Study the map of the Hope Valley and Shatton Edge. What is the
relief of the land like at 198815?
Flat
Slight incline
Steep incline
9. Study the map of Hope Valley and Shatton Edge. How high is the
highest point of Shatton Edge (grid reference 1980)?
395m above sea level
417m above sea level
400m above sea level
10. Study the map of Hope Valley and Shatton Edge. What do the grid
references 2080 and 2180 suggest about past activities in this area?
The land was ancient royal hunting grounds and was the hideout of Robin
Hood (shown by Robin Hood's Stone).
The land was used for ancient burials - indicated by the tumuli.
The land was used for political meetings - shown by the Reform Stone.
Graphs:
1. Which of these types of graph does not have X and Y axes?
Line graph
Pie chart
Scatter graph
Bar chart
2. Study the graph which shows the number of overseas visitors to
the UK in October 2000 and October 2001. What do we call this sort
of graph?
Compound line graph
Comparison pie chart
Compound line graph
Complex bar chart
Comparison bar chart
3. How many people in total visited the UK in October 2000?
Just under 500,000
Just over 500,000
Just under 200,000
Just under 700,000
Just over 700,000
4. What was the approximate difference in total number of visitors to
the UK between October 2000 and October 2001?
Visitors rose by 300,000
Visitors rose by 235,000
Visitors fell by 235,000
Visitors fell by 475,000
Visitors fell by 300,000
5. The Western European category shows the biggest reduction in
actual numbers. However, which category showed a greatest
PERCENTAGE change between October 2000 and October 2001?
Visitors from Western Europe
Visitors from USA
Visitors from the rest of the world
They are all about the same.
7. Study the climate graph shown. What information is the graph
giving us?
The scatter graph shows rainfall and the bar graph shows
temperature.
The scatter graph shows precipitation and the line graph shows
humidity.
The bar chart shows humidity and the line graph shows rainfall.
The bar chart shows rainfall and the line graph shows temperature.
The bar chart shows temperature and the line graph shows rainfall.
8. What month is the hottest?
January
February
March
April
9. Which month has the highest amount of rainfall?
June
July
August
September
10. What biome might this climate graph be indicating?
Tropical rainforest
Savannah
Desert
Temperate
Tundra
Photo’s
1. In an exam, you would be asked to describe the landscape in an
image. Study the photograph above of the Sussex coast. Which of the
following industries might you find in this area?
Fishing
Farming
Tourism
Any of the above.
2. Study the photograph of the Sussex coast. Would you say the rock
here is hard or soft?
Hard
Soft
3. Study the photograph of the Sussex coast. If you were looking at
this area on an Ordnance Survey map, how would you tell from the
contours where the cliff is?
The contours will become much darker where the cliff is.
The contours will become very close together where the cliff is.
The contours will become very wide apart where the cliff is.
The contours will become vertical.
4. Study the picture above of an urban environment. Do you think
this is a LEDC or a MEDC?
LEDC
MEDC
5. Study the picture of the urban environment. What sort of district
do you think this is - residential or commercial?
Residential
Commercial
6. Study the picture of the urban environment. What is the main type
of economic activity taking place in this image?
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary