Features Of Map Reading

Question 1

What are 4 figured grid references

Answer 1

Four figured grid references are used to locate squares on a map

Question 2

What are 6 figured grid references?

Answer 2

Show exact locations

Question 3

What is scale

Answer 3

The ratio between distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground

Question 4

What is an ordinance survey

Answer 4

Ireland’s national mapping surface

Question 5

What is the order of the grid references numbers

Answer 5

Letter easting nothing

LEN

Question 6

What are the three settlement patterns

Answer 6

Dispersed
Ribbon or linear
Clustered or nucleated

Question 7

What is dispersed settlement

Answer 7

Houses are scattered around countryside

Farmhouses with farms and outbuildings

Question 8

What are ribbon or linear settlements

Answer 8

Houses are built along a road or coastline

Question 9

What are nucleated or clustered settlements

Answer 9

Houses are grouped together usually around a crossroad or where roads meet

Question 10

What are the factors that influence the location of towns

Answer 10

Flat or gentle slopes 
Rivers 
Coast 
Defence 
Roads transport

Question 11

What is a grid reference?

Answer 11

Grid references are used to locate places on a map