2. Give the four-figure grid reference for the following: (a) A deciduous woodland area (b) A coniferous plantation (c) Goat’s Island
3. What antiquities are located at the following six-figure grid references? (a) M 985 694 (b) N 007 637
4. What is the spot height at the six-figure grid reference M 967 693? 5. What service is located at N 012 689?
6. Give the six-figure references for the following: (a) Boating activities (b) A post office (c) An old church (d) A ring fort
7. What direction would you be travelling in the following situations? (a) You leave Goat’s Island and go towards Lanesborough. (b) You leave Lanesborough and go towards the boating activities. (c) You are travelling along the N63 from where it enters the map at 940 675 to Lanesborough.
8. Draw a sketch map of the Lanesborough Ordnance Survey map and include the following on your sketch:
(a) Lanesborough urban area (b) The lake (c) The N63 (d) The county boundary (e) A fortified house (f) A mixed woodland area
Practise the Ordnance Survey skills you have learned as you progress through your First-Year course. You will learn more OS skills in Chapters 7 and 15.
/ I understand how to read OS maps and the scale and national grid they use.
/ I am able to locate a position on an OS map using four-figure grid references and six-figure grid references.
/ I can use the OS legend to identify features on OS maps. / I am able to identify height and give directions on an OS map. / I can draw a sketch map of an OS map.
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Geographical Skills for First Years: Ordnance Survey and graph skills
