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Map skills Revision L.O: To go through what we have covered in map skills to prepare for our assessment next lesson
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Contours Can you explain what a contour line is? Can you explain what is shows us? Do you know what colour layering is? Do you know what a spot height is? Do you know how to describe relief of the land? Do you know how to draw relief using contour lines? Do you know what a triangulation point is?
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Map Symbols Can you describe and draw different map symbols? Do you know what these are? Can you describe and draw 3 different types of map symbol? Can you explain why OS maps have symbols on them?
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Human and Physical Geography. Do you know the difference between human and physical geography? Can you give a definition of human and physical geography? Can you say which are which below and why?
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Longitude and latitude Can you explain why globes have lines of longitude and latitude? Can you say what a meridian is? Can you name 5 important meridians both longitude and latitude? Can you say how we measure between lines of longitude and latitude? Can you say what unit longitude and latitude are measured in? Can you plot something's position giving longitude and latitude readings?
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4 figure grid references Can you plot something giving 4 figure grid references? Can you explain what a northing and an easting is? Can you explain the golden rule for 4 figure grid references? Do you know where in the box we always take the reading from?
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Six figure grid references Do you know why we sometimes use 6 figure grid references instead of 4 figures? Can you give a six figure grid reference? Can you use six gigure grid references to plot something on a map or find something
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Compass points Can you name all of the four major compass points? Can you name the 8 compass points and lable them? Can you use compass points to describe direction from one point to another?
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Maps Do you know the three things maps should always have on them? Do you know what OS stands for? Can you use a map to describe a route? Can you spot symbols on a map?
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