Ordnance Survey Map Skills: Grid References, Scale and Distance - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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GEO.SK1 Ordnance Survey Map Skills: Grid References, Scale and Distance

AQA 8035 · Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
On the 1:50 000 map extract of Grid Area West, the labelled grid square whose south-west corner is at eastings 24 and northings 12 contains a post office symbol close to the south-west corner. Give the FOUR-FIGURE grid reference for the grid square that contains the post office.
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
On the same 1:50 000 map extract of Grid Area West, a footbridge is located within grid square with south-west corner 25 eastings and 13 northings. The bridge lies 450 metres east and 200 metres north of the south-west corner of that square. Give the SIX-FIGURE grid reference for the footbridge, using metres within the square.
(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)
3
An isolated farmhouse is plotted roughly in the centre of grid square with south-west corner at easting 23 and northing 14 on the 1:50 000 map extract. Give the FOUR-FIGURE grid reference for the square containing the farmhouse.
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
A trig point is located in grid square with south-west corner at easting 26 and northing 11. It lies 120 m east and 780 m north of that corner. Give the SIX-FIGURE grid reference for the trig point.
(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
5
On the same 1:50 000 map extract the straight-line distance between village Hall at six-figure 243135 and bus stop at six-figure 258145 measures 8.6 cm on the paper map. Using the 1:50 000 scale where 2 cm represents 1 km, calculate the straight-line distance in kilometres between the Hall and the bus stop. Give your answer to one decimal place.
(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)
6
A winding footpath from car park at six-figure 250120 to summit shelter at six-figure 262130 measures 12.0 cm when traced on the 1:50 000 map using a piece of string. Using the 1:50 000 scale (2 cm = 1 km), calculate the path length in kilometres. Give your answer to one decimal place.
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)
7
On the Grid Area West extract, what is the compass direction from the village green at 244128 to the church at 246132? Give a single compass word (e.g. north-east).
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Using the same Grid Area West extract, what is the bearing from the railway station at 240140 to the trig point at 246128? Give your answer as a whole-number bearing in degrees measured clockwise from north.
(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)
9
On the 1:50 000 extract, a small pond lies within the grid square whose south-west corner is at easting 27 and northing 15. The pond is located 310 m east and 640 m north of that corner. Give the SIX-FIGURE grid reference for the pond.
(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)
10
A footpath entrance is marked approximately 22 m east and 780 m north of the south-west corner of grid square with south-west corner at easting 22 and northing 16 on the 1:50 000 map. Give the FOUR-FIGURE grid reference for the square containing the footpath entrance.
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
11
On a 1:25 000 map extract, two gates measure 6.0 cm apart when measured on the paper map. Using the 1:25 000 scale where 1 cm represents 250 m, calculate the straight-line distance between the gates in metres. Give your answer to the nearest metre.
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
12
On the 1:25 000 extract a river path is traced with string and measures 9.2 cm on the paper. Using the 1:25 000 scale (1 cm = 250 m), calculate the length of the river path in kilometres to two decimal places.
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13
Identify the feature from this OS 1:50 000 map symbol description: a small black square with a flag on top shown next to a road on the map extract. State whether this is a human or physical feature and give its name using the standard OS key.
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
14
On the 1:50 000 map extract the straight-line distance between the campsite at six-figure 248118 and the waterfall at six-figure 256146 measures 9.4 cm on the paper map. Using the 1:50 000 scale where 2 cm represents 1 km, calculate the straight-line distance in kilometres and also convert this distance to metres. Show both answers. Give the kilometre answer to one decimal place and the metres answer as a whole number.
(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)
15
A lone oak tree is shown inside the grid square whose south-west corner is at easting 21 and northing 11. The tree is located 075 m east and 345 m north of that corner. Give the SIX-FIGURE grid reference for the oak tree.
(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)
Mark scheme · GEO.SK1 Ordnance Survey Map Skills: Grid References, Scale and Distance

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