Use Fig. 14.22 and Fig. 14.26 to answer these questions. ORDINARY LEVEL
1. Give a six-figure grid reference for each of the following: (i) A moated site (ii) A golf course (iii) A historic battlefield (iv) A railway station (v) The peak of Bree Hill
2. Measure the straight-line distance of: (i) The post office in Bree to the nearest post office in Enniscorthy
(ii) The golf course to Vinegar Hill Battlefield
(iii) The tourist information in Enniscorthy to the castle at S 973 323
(iv) The garda station in Oilgate to the garda station in Enniscorthy
3. Give a four-figure grid reference for the following: (i) A coniferous plantation (ii) A river meander (iii) Nucleated settlement (iv) Linear settlement (v) An area of land above 150 m (vi) An area of disused railway line
4. Examine the 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map and legend. Draw a sketch map of the area shown and on it show and name the following: • The River Slaney • An area of land above 100 m
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• A railway line • The N11 • The built-up area of Enniscorthy
HIGHER LEVEL
1. Examine the 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map and legend. Draw a sketch map to half-scale of the area shown. On it, correctly show and name each of the following: • The complete course of the River Slaney
• The confluence of the River Slaney and Boro River (mark it with an X on the sketch map)
• An area of land above 170 m • An area of natural woodland
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2. Calculate the distance of the following: (i) The Slaney River (ii) The N11
3. Calculate the general direction you would be travelling in if going from: (i) The post office in Bree to the train station in Enniscorthy
(ii) The megalithic tomb at S 927 316 to the moated site at S 929 426
(iii) Oilgate to the golf course at Bloomfield
4. Mark the confluence of two rivers with an X.
5. Calculate the area of land to the east of the River Slaney.
6. Suggest three reasons why the town of Enniscorthy developed at its location. Provide evidence from the map for each reason.
7. Draw a cross-section of the landscape from S 935 329 to S 994 365.
Proportions 2m Overall impression 2m Items shown 5 @ 3m each Items named 5 @ 2m each
