Map Skills

Question 1

Does Latitude run across the map or up and down the map? What about Longitude?

Answer 1

Latitude- across

Longitude- up and down.

Question 2

Are Longitude and Latitude measured in cm, mm or degrees?

Answer 2

Degrees

Question 3

What does Os mean? Ordance survey or open satellite?

Answer 3

Ordance survey

Question 4

What does the P sign stand for?

Answer 4

Parking

Question 5

What is a scale on a map.

Answer 5

It is the distance between different places

Question 6

4 figure grid references, do you look first at the east ins or northwings?

Answer 6

Eastings

Question 7

6 figure grid references. Do you look at the bottom number first, then you choose a number from 1-9 and place it as a ruler and indicate the number roughly on a scale where it is, after look at the numbers on the side and finally choose another number from 1-9 roughly where it would be in a scale?

*answer is Yes or No

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

Layer colouring. Is it rue that the darker the colour the higher the land?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Is a field sketch a geographical picture drawn by hand using a pencil?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

What is the definition of linear patterns? Give advantages and disadvantages.

Answer 10

Linear patterns are where the houses are in a straight line. Advantages-easy to build, transport links. Disadvantages- traffic, noise, bad views, contamination, accidents etc.

Question 11

What is a nucleated settlement? Give advantages and disadvantages.

Answer 11

It is a settlement built at a central point (eg. Town square) advantages- lots of facilities. Disadvantages- noise, urban environment, traffic, difficult to find and buy a house.

Question 12

What is a dispersed patterns? Give advantages and disadvantages.

Answer 12

They are rural- surrounded by countryside, houses are far apart. Advantages- no noise, farmers have farmland, no traffic, bigger houses, etc. disadvantages- dangerous animals, bad transport, not many facilities and no choice of employment.

Question 13

Settlement functions is…?

Answer 13

It is the reason why a settlement was built. (Eg. Beijing factories and manufacturing, Fuerteventura- tourist attractions.)

Question 14

Ledc means…?

Answer 14

Less
Economically
Developed
Countries

Question 15

Medc means…?

Answer 15

More
Economically
Developed
Countries

Question 16

Nic means…?

Answer 16

Newly
Industrialised
Countries

Question 17

China has a famous wall, what is it called?

Answer 17

The Great Wall of China

Question 18

What are the differences between weather and climate?

Answer 18

Weather is the day to day conditions, and climate is the average weather in a place.

Question 19

What are the three types of rain?

Answer 19

Conventional rain, frontal rain and relief rain.

Question 20

Ways to measure the weather. What do the thermometer, rain gauge, anemometer, wind vane and barometer do?

Answer 20

Thermometer-measures the temperature.
Rain gauge-measures rainfall.
Anemometer-measure wind speed.
Wind vane-shows wind direction.
Barometer-measures air pressure.

Question 21

What is the One Child policy in China?

Answer 21

It is that the people cannot have more than one child.

Question 22

What is cattle ranching?

Answer 22

It is a farm where cows are grown and produced.

Question 23

Give some physical and human features.

Answer 23

Physical- rivers, volcanoes, weather and climate.

Human- settlements and developments.

Question 24

What do we use For knowing the directions?

Answer 24

Compass