for Second Years: Ordnance Survey and aerial photograph skills
In this chapter, you will learn:
the Ordnance Survey skills you will need for Second Year the aerial photograph skills you will need for Second Year useful numeracy skills.
ICE-BREAKER ACT VITY
Look at the map of your area on maps.scoilnet.ie, and compare it with the aerial photograph on the same site. Work in groups of four and answer the following questions:
(a) What are the advantages of Ordnance Survey maps? (b) What are the advantages of aerial photographs? (c) What are the disadvantages of Ordnance Survey maps? (d) What are the disadvantages of aerial photographs?
This chapter will teach you some of the skills that you will need in your second year of Geography. Your class can dip in and out of this chapter throughout the year.
The skills you will need in Second Year are broken into two groups: 1. Ordnance Survey map skills 2. Aerial photograph skills We will also look at numeracy skills at the end of the chapter.
Ordnance Survey maps 2 Learning Intentions
In this section, you will learn: zz how to calculate distance and area on an Ordnance Survey map
zz how to identify different slope types on an Ordnance Survey map
zz how to draw a cross-section of an Ordnance Survey map zz how to identify land uses on an Ordnance Survey map.
Regular area
Irregular area Slope Concave Convex
Compound
Cross-section Land use Site
Infrastructure Settlement
You were introduced to Ordnance Survey map skills in Chapter 1. We looked at scale, grid references, legends, height, directions and sketch maps. Go back to Chapter 1 if you want to recap on any these skills.
We are now going to look at new skills you will need to interpret Ordnance Survey maps in Second Year. 106
