1. Ordinance Survey Maps

2. What we know so far: 1.You should be able to understand and describe why and how maps are drawn to a particular scale. 2. You should be able to identify a 4 figure grid reference on an ordinance survey map 3.You should be able to identify a 6 figure grid reference on an ordinance survey map

3. Learning Outcomes: You will be able to identify areas of different height above sea level on a map You will be able to identify the different patterns of settlement on a map

4. Showing Height on a Map On all of the maps we use in class the height is shown in metres above sea level. For example, 200 would mean a place is 200 metres above sea level. There are 4 ways that height is shown on a map. 1.Colour – Green less than 200m, Brown more than 200m. 2.Contour Lines – Lines with the height written on it. 3.Triangulation Station – Small triangle with height written beside it. 4.Spot Heights – Small Black Spot with height written beside it.

5. Showing Height on a Map

6. The Steepness of a Slope

7. Settlement Settlement means where people are living. People can live in cities, towns, villages, or in a one off house in the countryside. On the maps we use houses are shown as really small black squares.

8. Types of Settlement Linear Settlement – The houses are in a line along a road.

9. Types of Settlement Nucleated Settlement – The houses are in a small bunch or group.

10. Types of Settlement Dispersed Settlement – When the houses are scattered and there is no real pattern.

11. Antiquities – Ancient Settlement

12. Different Types of Symbols