Map Skills- Definitions

Question 1

Conical hill

Answer 1

A hill with a uniform slope represented by concentric contours

Question 2

Contour interval

Answer 2

The difference between two contour lines lying alongside each other

Question 3

Contour lines

Answer 3

Lines that join places of equal heights

Question 4

Gradient

Answer 4

The slope of a landscape

Question 5

Slope

Answer 5

An incline; can be gentle or steep

Question 6

Spur

Answer 6

Higher lying area

Question 7

Relief

Answer 7

Form or shape

Question 8

Model

Answer 8

Representation of reality

Question 9

Concentric

Answer 9

Circles and spheres of different sizes with the same middle point

Question 10

Terrain

Answer 10

Stretch of land

Question 11

Undulating

Answer 11

Shaped like a gentle wave

Question 12

Concave

Answer 12

Curving or caving inwards

Question 13

Infrastructure

Answer 13

Structures such as roads, railway lines, buildings and power supplies

Question 14

Digital mapping

Answer 14

Recording images of the land that are corrected for scale automatically

Question 15

Orthophotos

Answer 15

Combination of a map and photograph, made from vertical aerial photographs by adding map information to the orthophotos

Question 16

Vertical aerial photographs

Answer 16

Photographs captured from the air by a large camera that is fixed to the floor of an aeroplane which is flying directly above the photographed landscape

Question 17

Inaccessible

Answer 17

Connot be reached

Question 18

Superimposed

Answer 18

One thing is placed over another so that both are visible

Question 19

Co-ordinates

Answer 19

Intersections between lines of latitude and lines of longitude

Question 20

Graticule

Answer 20

Horizontal and vertical lines which resemble a fishing net and represent meridians and parallels

Question 21

Height clue

Answer 21

An indicator or mark of height

Question 22

Line scale

Answer 22

Scale used to read off ground distance quickly

Question 23

Map symbols

Answer 23

Point, line and area symbols evident on topographic maps

Question 24

Ratio scale

Answer 24

A map scale which has proportion values

Question 25

Scale

Answer 25

The distance between places, features, objects and symbols on the map represents the actual distance between these on the ground

Question 26

Spot height

Answer 26

A symbol on a map that shows the exact height of the land

Question 27

Trig beacon

Answer 27

Symbol that represents height on a map, shown by a triangle with a number above it and the actual height above sea level next to it

Question 28

Perennial

Answer 28

Lasting through a year or several years

Question 29

Surveyors

Answer 29

People who examine and record the features of an area to create a map

Question 30

Proportionate

Answer 30

Corresponding in size to something else

Question 31

Clustered settlement

Answer 31

Uncleared settlements that form near scarce resources

Question 32

Dispersed pattern

Answer 32

A settlement where building are scatted over a wide area

Question 33

Land use zone

Answer 33

Area of land allocated for a specific purpose.

Question 34

Linear pattern

Answer 34

Settlement pattern formed along transport routes

Question 35

Profile

Answer 35

The view or landscape of the land

Question 36

Settlement pattern

Answer 36

Shape, size and location of settlements

Question 37

Density

Answer 37

The quantity of people or things in a given space

Question 38

Facilitates

Answer 38

Makes easier

Question 39

Amenities

Answer 39

Facilities such as hospitals, schools or shops.