Skills

Question 1

Compass points - 4

Answer 1

NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST

Question 2

Compass points - 8

Answer 2

N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW

Question 3

Compass points - 16

Answer 3

N
NNE
NE
ENE
E
ESE
ES
SSE
S
SSW
SW
WSW
W
WNW
NW
NNW

Question 4

Northings

Answer 4

y axis

Question 5

Eastings

Answer 5

x axis (CALCULATE FIRST)

Question 6

Area Reference

Answer 6

4 digits - indicates a particular square in the grid printed on the map.

Question 7

Grid Reference

Answer 7

6 digits - Grid references are much more precise than area references.

Question 8

90N

Answer 8

north pole

Question 9

90S

Answer 9

south pole

Question 10

23.5 N

Answer 10

tropic of cancer

Question 11

23.5S

Answer 11

tropic of capricorn

Question 12

0 degrees

Answer 12

equator

Question 13

prime meridian / greenwich meridian

Answer 13

0 degrees

Question 14

international date line

Answer 14

180 degrees

Question 15

Temperature- maximum

Answer 15

the highest temperature shown on a climate graph

Question 16

Temperature - minimum

Answer 16

the lowest temperature shown on a climate graph

Question 17

Temperature range

Answer 17

highest - lowest

Question 18

Precipitation

Answer 18

Water falling from the sky as rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Question 19

Wet season

Answer 19

A regular period of rainfall/a time of the year where it rains a lot.

Question 20

Dry season

Answer 20

The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics.

Question 21

Annual precipitation

Answer 21

Annual precipitation is defined as the sum of rainfall and the assumed water equivalent of snowfall for a given year.

Question 22

Seasons - southern hemisphere

Answer 22

Summer, autumn, winter, spring

Question 23

Seasons - northern hemisphere

Answer 23

Winter, spring, summer, autumn

Question 24

Written scale

Answer 24

e.g. 1 centimetre to 10 metres

Question 25

Ratio scale

Answer 25

eg. 1: 100 000 - 1 cm represents 1000 m or 1 km

Question 26

Linear scale

Answer 26

A linear scale is a line which is divided into equal parts. It is used on maps to show the relationship between a particular distance on a map and the actual distance on the earth.