1. Paper 3 Geographical Applications
What's assessed
3.3.1 Issue evaluation
3.3.2 Fieldwork
3.4 Geographical skills
How it's assessed
Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
76 marks (including 6 marks for SPaG)
30% of GCSE
Pre-release resources booklet made available 12 weeks before Paper 3 exam

2. Cartographic Skills

5. What are the four figure grid references?00 01 02 15 17 16 18 19 20 03 04 05
Find the bottom left hand corner of the square.
Match the line downwards to a number along the bottom row
Match the line across to a number along the side.

6. This is the yellow square from the previous slide with the four figure reference of 0218
To find a six figure grid reference:
Find the bottom left hand corner of the square, read the number for the downwards line e.g. 02
You need to imagine the square is broken up into ten little squares. Estimate the next number using the imaginary lines inside the square. e.g. 5
You need to do this again for the lines going across.
Put the numbers together to get a six figure grid reference like this: 02 18

7. In which direction is……?

8. What is a scale?

9. How far is it from A to B if each grid square is 1KM?
4cm : 1KM A B

10. If the distance on paper between X and Y is 12cm and the scale is 4cm : 1KM then what is the distance on the ground?

11. How can we tell on a map if the land is flat or hilly?

12. How can we tell on a map if the land is flat or hilly?
OS MAP

13. Contour Lines
They join up places with the same height. They are an orange / brown colour on Ordnance Survey maps

15. 20m A
10m
30m
10m
20m
30m
40m
30m
20m
10m
40m
30m
20m B
10m
Write down the elevation (height) of: The Shrieking Shack, Quidditch pitch, Hogsmeade Station, Whomping Willow, Gate House, Post office, Unicorn, Gawp, Hagrid’s Hut.
20m
30m
40m
Extension: What is the feature in the north-east of the map shown by the ‘V’ like contour lines.
50m

16. Spot Heights
They give the exact height of any point. They are usually a black dot with a number.

17. Layer colouring
Areas of different heights are shown as bands of different colours. Brown shows higher ground

18. Match the 3D Image with the contour line image.B C D

19. A common question in exams is to ask you to describe the distribution (spread) of something on a map.
You must clearly describe the distribution using compass directions, place names and data from the key.
3. Describe the distribution of the % of people living in slums in Africa in 2010 (3 marks)