Sketch mapping is a question many students find difficult to complete accurately. Here, we will look at the 2012 question from the Higher Level paper.
HIGHER LEVEL EXAM QUESTION
Examine the aerial photograph of Carrick-on-Shannon (Fig. 15.14 on page 297). Draw a sketch map of the aerial photograph, half length and half the breadth. On it label each of the following:
• The complete course of the largest river • The tributary river in the left background • The confluence and mark it with an X on the sketch map • A drumlin
2012 Q1A 20M
At half-scale, this aerial photograph should measure 12.65 cm x 8.45 cm.
SAMPLE ANSWER
Tributary river
Drumlin Confluence Largest river Marking Scheme
Proportion 2m Frame 2m Four features @ 4m each
: Fig 15.10 Sketch map of Carrick-on-Shannon
GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS 293
Questions related to aerial photographs also appear in the Economic Elective.
