Map Skills

Question 1

Name the 4 point compass.

Answer 1

North, East, South, West

Question 2

Name the 8 point compass.

Answer 2

North, North East, East, South East, South, South West, West, North West

Question 3

Name the 16 point compass.

Answer 3

North, North North East, North East, East North East, East, East South East, South East, South South East, South, South South West, South West, West South West, West, West North West, North West, North North West

Question 4

What is a map scale?

Answer 4

A map scale is converting things like km or miles into things like centimetres or millimetres on a map because a map isn’t full size because it would be too big.

Question 5

What is a 4 figure grid reference?

Answer 5

A section of a map made up of numbers.

Question 6

What is a 6 figure grid reference?

Answer 6

A more complex and precise version of the 4 figure grid reference.

Question 7

What are contour lines?

Answer 7

It shows the height of the ground and hills/ mountains on maps because maps are 2D.