map skills Flashcards
1
Q
grid references.
A
bottom left
along the corridor up the stairs
2
Q
contour lines
A
they show height and steepness of the land
3
Q
spot heights
A
where the peaks are with a symbol
4
Q
scale
A
look at the scale in the bottom and put your ruler to it.
the ratio between real size and how many time it’s been shrunk.
e.g 1:50,000 scale map 1cm on the map 50,000(500m or 0.5km
5
Q
compass points
A
NW. N. NE
w. E
SW. S. SE
