Map skills Flashcards

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Local scale

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Area of neighborhood were some one live eg: Frimley

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Regional scale

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Part of a country eg: Surrey

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3
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National scale

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A whole country eg:England

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4
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International scale

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Global and world wide its about lots of different countries eg: Asia or Europe

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5
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Is tomlinscote school prom local , regional , national or international

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Local

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6
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Is plans for a new skyscraper in London local , regional, national or international

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Regional

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7
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Is free lunches in England local regional national or international

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National

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Is Ebola could wreck Africa’s economies local ,regional, national or international

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International

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9
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Which compass point is this arrow pointing ⬆️

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North

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10
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Which compass point is this arrow pointing ⬇️

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South

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11
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Which compass point is this arrow pointing ➡️

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East

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12
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Which compass point is this arrow pointing ⬅️

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West

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13
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Mental map

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A map or a series of pictures that are in your head all the time to make sure you don’t get lost. You use them without even noticing

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14
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List 3 reasons why we use map symbols

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  • clear
  • tacks up less space
  • easy to read and understand
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15
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List 5 map symbols

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  • view point
  • railway station
  • level crossing
  • nation trail
  • cliff
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16
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What are grid reference

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A way to locate an area on the map

17
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Give an disadvantage and an advantage of 4 number grid reference

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  • quick to read
  • easy to find

-not as accurate

18
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Give an advantage and disadvantage of 6 number grid reference

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  • not very quick to read
  • takes time to locate on the map

-very accurate

19
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What is a scale

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Scales tell us how much smaller things are on the map than in real life

20
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What dose every map need

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  • title
  • compass
  • key
  • name of person who made it
  • colour
  • map symbols
  • scale
  • grid reference
21
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Name all the continent

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  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Antarctica
  • OCIANA
22
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Name all the oceans

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  • Indian ocean
  • Pacific ocean
  • Atlantic ocean
  • southern ocean
  • artic ocean
23
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Name one way you can show height on a map

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  • different colours

- contour lines

24
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Total population

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The amount of people that live in a certain place

25
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Urban population

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The % of the population who live in an urban area

26
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Adults literacy

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The % of adults who can read and write

27
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Life expectancy

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The average age people die

28
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School inrolment

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The % of children who go to school

29
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What countries are in Great Britain

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Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

30
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What countries are in the uk

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Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿,England , Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Northern Ireland

31
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What countries are in the British isles

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Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 , England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 , Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 , northern ireland 🇮🇪 And over 6000 islands of the Scottish coast

32
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Physical

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Made by nature

33
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Human

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Made by humans