1. YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
INTRODUCTORY

2. This activity will help you to support your child to...
Read and write four-figure grid references using an Ordnance Survey map.

3. Map courtesy of the Ordnance Survey-
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Ordnance Survey maps are covered by numbered grids.
These help us pinpoint places more easily.
Map courtesy of the Ordnance Survey-

4. If a place is given a number, 4323, it is called a grid reference.
The first two digits (43) are called the Eastings, they found along the bottom and top of a map.
The second two digits (23) are called the Northings, they are found along the side of the map.
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5. To find the grid reference 4421-
First place a finger on line 44 of the Eastings.
Place a second finger on line 21 of the Northings.
Draw your fingers together, the square you are looking for is North-East of where the two lines cross.
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6. Note the four figure grid references of the five coloured dots below.
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7. How successful were you?
4120
4322
4224
4325
4522

8. Challenge your child and take their learning to the next level...
The Ordnance Survey Map Zone has a number of interactive activities for developing basic map skills.
Click on the logo below.