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Map Reading Test

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KS3 Geography (Map Reading) Quiz on Map Reading Test, created by Andrew Gilmour on 04/06/2016.
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Quiz by Andrew Gilmour, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

Question
What does GIS stand for?
Answer
  • Geographical Information Satellites
  • Gridline Information system
  • Geographical Information System

Question 2

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What does GPS stand for?
Answer
  • Global Positioning System
  • Geographical Positioning System
  • Gridline Pioneering System

Question 3

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Where is north on an OS map?
Answer
  • Any direction - it depends on the compass
  • Always pointing to the top of the map
  • The bottom left hand corner

Question 4

Question
If the scale on a map is 1:25,000, what is 1 cm equivalent to?
Answer
  • 25,000 cm
  • 25,000 km
  • 25,000 m

Question 5

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Which of the following is a way of showing height of land on maps?
Answer
  • Contour lines
  • Grid lines
  • Scale lines

Question 6

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What are eastings?
Answer
  • Horizontal lines across a map
  • Vertical lines down a map
  • Diagonal lines on a map

Question 7

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When giving a grid reference, which should be given first?
Answer
  • Eastings
  • Northings
  • It doesn't matter

Question 8

Question
On an ordnance survey map, what does a single "P" in black lettering mean?
Answer
  • Parking
  • Post office
  • Public house

Question 9

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Which compass point lies immediately opposite SSE?
Answer
  • ENE
  • NNE
  • NNW

Question 10

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What name is given to the network of concrete pillars that were used to make maps?
Answer
  • Mileposts
  • Masts
  • Triangulation pillars

Question 11

Question
Label the symbols
Answer
  • Railway Station
  • Level Crossing
  • Motorway
  • Trunk or main road
  • Footpath
  • Bridleway
  • National Trail / Long Distance Route
  • Camp / Caravan Site
  • View Point
  • Picnic Site
  • Information Point
  • Building of historical interest
  • Leisure / Sports centre
  • Museum
  • Site of battle
  • Castle / Fort
  • Welsh Historical Site
  • Historic Scotland
  • English Heritage
  • National Park Boundary
  • Nature Reserve
  • Access land in woodland area
  • Access land boundary
  • Cycle trail
  • Information centre
  • Telephone
  • Parking
  • Garden
  • Place of worship(spire, minaret, dome)
  • Place of worship (tower)

Question 12

Question
Add the labels
Answer
  • Place of worship
  • Youth Hostel
  • School
  • Post Office
  • Public convenience
  • Bus or coach station
  • Cliff
  • Wind pump or generator
  • Electricity transmission line
  • Quarry
  • Footbridge
  • Well / spring
  • Non-coniferous trees
  • Coniferous trees
  • Marsh or reeds
  • Orchard
  • Bracken, heath or rough grassland
  • Scrub
  • Contours
  • Scree
  • Sand; Sand & Shingle
  • Mud
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