Use Fig. 14.24 and Fig. 14.26 to answer these questions. ORDINARY LEVEL
1. What type of rural settlement pattern is located at G 99 03?
2. Calculate the straight-line distance from the nine-hole golf course to the tourist information office in Carrick-on- Shannon.
3. In what direction would you be travelling if you went from the Fortified House (M 887 952) to the post office in Carrick-on-Shannon?
4. Give six-figure grid references for three antiquities on the map.
5. What is the highest point on the map? (Give your answer in metres.)
6. Why do you think there is an absence of settlement on one side of the third-class road at G 92 01?
7. Calculate the distance between the tourist information centre and the moated site at G 911 014.
8. Calculate the area of land in subzone M.
9. Examine the 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map and legend. Draw a sketch map of the area and include the following: • The River Shannon
• An area of mixed woodland • Oakport Lough • The Jamestown Canal
• An area of land over 120 m above sea level in the northeast of the map
HIGHER LEVEL
1. Examine the Ordnance Survey map and legend. Write the correct answer to each of the following questions:
(i) Name and give a six-figure grid reference for an antiquity built by the early Christians.
(ii) Name and give a six-figure grid reference for the highest point on the map.
(iii) Calculate the area of the map west of the River Shannon.
(iv) Give a four-figure grid reference for two different types of rural settlement located on the map.
2. Name two tributaries that join the River Shannon on the map and give a six- figure grid reference for the confluence of each.
3. Describe three functions of the town of Carrick-on-Shannon. Provide evidence from the map for each function.
4. Explain three possible reasons for the development of Carrick-on-Shannon as a town in its location.
5. Measure the distance of the following: (i) The complete course of the N4 (ii) The railway line
6. Draw a cross-section of the area from G 983 037 to G 934 001.
7. Name and locate three tourist attractions shown on the map.
8. 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 Shannon
• The N4 • A built-up area • An artificial waterway
Frame 1m
Proportions 2m Overall impression 2m Items shown 5 @ 3m each Items named 5 @ 2m each
