Map Skills

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Support BookletName: ___________________Class 1_ _

Lesson 1: Getting to know Scotland

Task 1:Collect a copy of the Foundation Atlas (thin). Using the information on pages 2 and 3 – Introducing Atlas Maps, complete the following sentences:

1. Political maps use a ________ to represent the international _________ around each country. ___________ cities and other major cities are shown by ___________ on a Political map.

Line boundary capital symbols

2. Rainfall maps make it possible to find the _________ or _________ region in a country. Rainfall maps are often accompanied by __________ graphs.

Wettest driest climate

3. Relief maps show the __________ of the land. Areas which are the _______ height above ____ level are shown in the same ________. Lowland is usually shown in _________ and the highest mountain areas in ________ or ________.

Height same sea colour green brown purple

4. The colours used on population maps show the ____________ of the ___________ in the ______ areas. Different sizes of _____ show the distribution of ______ and ______.

Distribution population rural dot cities towns

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Task 2:1. Collect a Foundation Atlas (thin).2. Find the relief map of the UK on page 8 of your atlas.3. Use your atlas to help you mark the physical features listed below on your map.4. Draw a picture next to each physical feature listed in the key to show what it is.

Islands: Arran, Mull, Orkney, Shetland, Skye, Outer Hebrides

Upland Areas: Grampian Mountains, North West Highlands, Southern Uplands

Hills: Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui, Ben Lawers, Ben More Water Features: Atlantic Ocean, Firth of Clyde, Firth of Forth,

Firth of Tay, The Minch, Moray Firth, North Sea, Pentland Firth, Solway Firth

Rivers: Clyde, Dee, Forth, Spey, Tay, Tweed, Don

Selected physical features of Scotland

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KEYIslandUpland AreaHills

Water FeaturesRivers

Lesson 2: Getting to know the WorldFind the following maps in your atlas. Circle the correct answer.

Task 1:Using the contents page of your atlas, answer the following questions:

a) On what pages would you find a map of Northern Scotland?

Page 22 Page 10 Page 41

b) On what page would you find a climate map of the UK?

Page 12 Page 14 Page 8

c) On what page would you find a world relief map?

Pages 68-69 Pages 76-77 Pages64-65

d) On what page would you find a world countries map?

Pages 72-73 Pages 79-81 Pages 70-71

Task 2:Using the index pages of your atlas, answer the following questions:

a) On what page would you find a map of East Kilbride, Scotland?

Page number ________

b) At what longitude and latitude would you find East Kilbride, Scotland

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c) On what page would you find a map of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

Page number ________

d) At what longitude and latitude would you find Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?

D__

e) On what page would you find a map of Tokyo, Japan?

Page number ________

f) At what longitude and latitude would you find Tokyo, Japan?

C__

Task 3:

Using a world relief map and the map below, answer the following questions:4

a) Name the continents numbered 1 to 7 on the map above (Circle the correct answer).

1. South America North America Asia

2. Europe Africa South America

3. Oceania Europe Antarctica

4. Africa Oceania North America

5. Asia Antarctica South America

6. Europe Africa Asia

7. North America Oceania South America

b) Name the oceans lettered A to E on the map above.

A. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean

B. Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean

C. Southern Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean

D. Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean

E. Southern Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean

c) Name the 5 seas circled on the map on page 5. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

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Task 4:Using the world countries map on pages 70-71 and the map below, answer the following questions:

Asian Countries

Name the countries numbered 1-26 on the map above using the words below1. _______________________________2. _______________________________3. _______________________________

Mongolia China Japan

4. _______________________________5. _______________________________6. _______________________________

Kazakhstan Russian Federation Uzbekistan

7. _______________________________

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8. _______________________________9. _______________________________

Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan

10. ______________________________11. ______________________________12. ______________________________

Pakistan Iran Afghanistan

13. ______________________________14. ______________________________15. ______________________________

Nepal India Bhutan

16. ______________________________17. ______________________________18. ______________________________

Thailand Myanmar Bangladesh

19. ______________________________20. ______________________________21. ______________________________

Cambodia Vietnam Laos

22. ______________________________23. ______________________________24. ______________________________

Singapore Malaysia Sri Lanka

25. ______________________________26. ______________________________

South Korea North Korea

Extension Task:

Using the world countries map on pages 70-71 and the map below, answer the following questions:

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African Countries

Name the countries numbered 1-47 on the map above using the words below

1. _______________2. _______________3. _______________4. _______________5. _______________6. _______________7. _______________8. _______________9. _______________10. _______________11. _______________12. _______________13. _______________14. _______________15. _______________16. _______________

17. _______________18. _______________19. _______________20. _______________21. _______________22. _______________23. _______________24. _______________25. _______________26. _______________27. _______________28. _______________29. _______________30. _______________31. _______________32. _______________

33. _______________34. _______________35. _______________36. _______________37. _______________38. _______________39. _______________40. _______________41. _______________42. _______________43. _______________44. _______________45. _______________46. _______________47. _______________

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Lesson 3: Where are you in Scotland?Task 1: Where am I?How well do you know Scotland?

1. This town is located on the banks of the River Tay, and is my hometown. It is also known as The Fair City, although it is one of three UK towns which are no longer classed as cities.

Which town is this? ____________________

2. This island is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh largest Scottish island. The main settlement here is Brodick. The highest point is at Goat Fell.

Which island is this? ____________________

3. This city is the largest in Scotland, located on the River Clyde. It contains four universities within 10 miles of the city centre and became a UNESCO City of Music in August 2008.

Where am I describing? ____________________

4. This town is situated between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers and contains the largest inland salt water basin in the UK. It is in the council area of Angus and its castle was destroyed in 1297 by hero William Wallace.

Which town is this? ____________________

5. Two major battles occurred in this town: the first on July 22, 1298, and the second on January 17, 1746. It has three football clubs and the world's only rotary canal connector.

Can you guess? ____________________

6. The next city is the fourth largest in area in Scotland, and is the "City of Discovery". It has six twin cities. Brian Molko from the band Placebo also grew up here.

Where is it? ____________________

7. This town and former royal burgh is known worldwide as the "home of golf". It is also the home of Scotland's oldest university, which was formed around 1410.

Which town am I describing? ____________________

8. This 'granite city' has two local rivers, the Dee and Don. It has been settled for at least 8000 years.

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Which city am I referring to here? ____________________

9. This city is reputedly haunted by the Green Lady of the Castle, and has a castle upon a volcanic crag! Mary, Queen of Scots was crowned in the castle in 1543.

Where am I? ____________________

10. Last but not least, this city is the capital of Scotland, and the second largest city in Scotland. It has the nicknames "Auld Reekie" and "Athens of the North", and holds several festivals throughout the year, including the famous annual Hogmanay celebration.

Which city is this? ____________________

Task 2:Produce a short fact file on the East Kilbride. Gather information on the following:

Settlement name Settlement type (village, town or city) Settlement location (where is it in Scotland?) Settlement size (how many square kilometres?) Population (how many people live in the settlement?) The jobs people do in your settlement Anything or anyone famous or well-known from the settlement.

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Lesson 4: Where are you in the World?Task 1:Complete the table below using the index of the Foundation Atlas. For each letter of the alphabet select a country from the index and fill in its latitude and longitude.

Letter Country

Latitude

Longitude

ABCDEFGHIJKLM

Letter Country

Latitude

Longitude

NOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Task 2:Using the Foundation Atlas p70-71, answer the following questions:

1. Which country lies at:a) 0° 20°E

__________________b) 0° 60°W

__________________c) 40°N 100°W

__________________d) 40°N 60°E

__________________e) 60°N 120°E

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f) 40°N 100°E__________________

g) 20°S 60°W__________________

h) 60°N 160°W__________________

i) 20°S 140°E__________________

j) 20°N 0°__________________

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2. Fill in the blanks below to give the latitude and longitude for:

a) Namibia__ S __ E

b) India20_ 78_

c) Ecuador__S__W

d) Mexico20_ 100_

e) Japan__N ___E

Homework 1:

Your teacher will give you a worksheet titled ‘Homework 1: World Map’. Complete all activities on this worksheet for the date your teacher gives you. Remember you can use your jotter and this booklet to help you.

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Lesson 5: How do we use map symbols?Task 1:Watch the ‘Introducing Map Symbols’ video. You will be shown 15 different photographs. Draw the symbol you would use to represent each feature on a map. Let’s give it a go!1. Windmill 2. Station

3. Golf Course 4. Caravan Park

5. Electricity Lines 6. Church with Spire

7. Railway Lines 8. Public Phone

9. Toilets 10. Pub

11. Picnic Site 12. Lighthouse

13. Post Office 14. Church with Tower

15. Radio/TV Mast

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Task 2:

Copy and complete the table below. Collect a copy of the Fort William O.S. map (General 2000) and use the key to fill in the missing information from your table.

Symbol Meaning1. P2. CH3. PC4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.11.12.13.

Symbol Meaning14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.

Extension Task:Create revision cards to test your partner. On one side of the card draw the symbol and on the other write what the symbol represents on a map. Test your partner to see how many they can remember.

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Lesson 6: Map Symbol BingoTask:

Choose any 15 symbols shown on the PowerPoint and draw them on any square on your grid card below. Write the meaning for each symbol below it. The first one has been done for you.

Parking

Every time your symbol appears on the board put a cross through it.

If you cross out all symbols on a line across your grid put your hand up and shout “Line!” The first person to get a line and tell your teacher the correct meaning for each symbol in your line will be our first winner!

Then we will continue until someone crosses off all symbols on their card. This is called a full house. If you have a full house, put your hand up and shout “House!” If you can tell your teacher the correct meaning for each symbol on your grid then you will be our overall winner!

Parking

Lesson 7: How can we show direction?

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Round 1!

Round 2!

Maps can help us find our way around. They show us which way something is from where we are. The best way to show direction is to use the points of the compass. There are four main points. These are north, east, south and west. You can remember their order by saying ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’. Can you think up a different rhyme?

Between these four main points there are four other points. These are north-east, south-east, south-west and north-west.

Task 1:In this activity you will hopefully draw an animal. Your teacher will give you a grid. Start at the large dot and follow the directions below. You must use a ruler and a pencil. The first few have been done for you. Check that they are correct and then work through the rest of the directions.

DirectionsGo north-west then west then west then north then north …… (this has been done for you)

north, north, north, north-east, north-east, east, south-east, north, north, west, west, north, north, north, north, east, east, north, west, north-west, west, north-west, north-west, south, south-east, south, south, south, south-west, west, west, south-west, south-west, south, south, south, south, south, south-west, south, south-west, west, north-west, north, north-west, south, south, south, south-east, east, east, east, north-east, north-east, north-east, east, south-east, south, south, east, east, east, east.

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Look at the map on the next page. Complete the following directions by writing North, East, South or West in the blanks:

a) From the Fire Station to the Elementary School.From the fire station you need to go ________ along Forth Street and ________ along Willis Street to arrive at the Elementary School.

b) From the Water Plant to the State Park.From the Water Plant you need to go ________ along Willis Street, then _________ along Third Street, then ________ along Kilgore Street before heading ________ over Bryant Bridge to arrive at State Park

c) From the Post Office to the Fire Station.From the Post Office you need to go ________ along David Street to arrive at the Fire Station.

d) From the City High School to the State College.From the City High School you need to go ________ along Willis Street, then head ________ over Moss Bridge, then head ________ along Crabtree Street, then ________ through Justin Lane to arrive at the State College.

e) From the Community Centre to Gore Lake.From the Community Centre you need to go ________ along Lake Blvd to arrive at Gore Lake.

f) From the City Library to Smith Park.From the City Library you need to go ________ along Fourth Street, then ________ along Willis Street to get to Smith Park.

g) From the Community Centre to the Police Station.From the Community Centre you need to go ________ along First Street, then ________ along David Street to arrive at the Police Station.

h) From the City Hall to the Bus Station.From the City Hall you need to go ________ along Third Street, then ________ along David Street, then ________ along Second Street to arrive at the Bus Station.

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Lesson 8: What are grid references?Maps can be quite complicated and it may be difficult to find things on them. To make places easier to find a grid of squares may be drawn on the map. If the lines making up the grid are numbered the exact position of a square can be given.

On Ordnance Survey maps these lines are shown in blue and each has its own special number. The blue lines form grid squares. Grid references are the numbers which give the position of a grid square; these are a bit like co-ordinates you might have used in Maths.

To give a grid reference is simple. Look at the diagram below, we want to find the grid reference for the tree. To do this we first need to go to the bottom, left-hand corner of the square the tree in found in.

From there follow the line down to the number at the bottom – write this down like this: 19_ _

Now go back to the bottom left-hand corner of the square with the tree and from there follow the line across to the number at the side – add this to the first two numbers you already wrote down: 1943.

SUCCESS! You have just found your first 4-figure grid reference!

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Tree GR = 1943Challenge yourself!Can you find the GR for the airport (plane) on your own?

Task 1:Captain Pete and his pirates have travelled to the desert island on the map below in search of treasure! Help direct them to their treasure by giving them 4-figure references for the following:

a) Pearls _ _ _ _b) Gems _ _ _ _c) Diamond _ _ _ _d) Bag of gold _ _ _ _e) 2 silver pieces _ _ _ _f) Ring _ _ _ _g) Crown _ _ _ _h) Potion _ _ _ _i) Key _ _ _ _j) Treasure chest! _ _ _ _

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Task 2: Solve the code! The grid references below will lead to letters on the grid below. Collect all the letters and then rearrange them to make four words.

0667, 1654, 1454, 1460, 0966, 0755, 0556, 1262, 1264, 0358, 0367, 0556, 1662, 1262, 0655, 1359, 1064, 0866, 0354, 1064, 0854.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M NZ A B C D E F G H I J K L MY Z A B C D E F G H I J K LX Y Z A B C D E F G H I J KW X Y Z A B C D E F G H I JV W X Y Z A B C D E F G H IU V W X Y Z A B C D E F G HT U V W X Y Z A B C D E F GS T U V W X Y Z A B C D E FR S T U V W X Y Z A B C D EQ R S T U V W X Y Z A B C DP Q R S T U V W X Y Z A B CO P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A BN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A

The answer is: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /_ _ _ / _ _ _ _!

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Lesson 9 and 10: Build your own map!Task:Create your own treasure map!

1. Collect a piece of A3 paper from your teacher.2. Draw a border about the width of your ruler around the edge of the paper so it

looks like a box.3. Now draw a grid or equally spaced boxes inside your box – a light blue pencil

would be a good idea to use for this. These will form your grid reference lines.4. Number each line along the bottom and up the side of your grid. You can choose

any number you like to begin with but the rest should follow on from the first.5. Add a compass to the top right hand corner of your paper.6. Now draw out a rough sketch of your treasure island.7. Come up with your own symbols to represent places or things on your island.8. Draw a key for these on a separate sheet of paper and then add your symbols to

grid squares on your map.9. Now write directions to your buried treasure. You must use compass points and

grid references! e.g. travel east from the beach at 0439 to the palm trees at 0445.

10. Finally, colour in your map to make it bold and attractive.

When you are finished give your map to a partner and see if they can find the buried treasure using your symbols and directions.

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Extension Task: Four-figure Battleships!

For this task you will need a partner. Your teacher will give you each a grid. Mark on your grid:

5 frigates (3 boxes) 3 destroyers (4 boxes)

1 aircraft carrier Ships can be located (6 boxes) horizontally or vertically

You guess a box by giving a four figure grid reference for it. When you guess a box, your opponent must state whether you have ‘hit’ one of his ships. If you score a ‘hit’, he must also say what kind of vessel has been struck. You then have to find the remaining boxes which make up that vessel before it is completely ‘sunk’.

Mark ‘hits’ with red crosses on the grid above. Mark ‘misses’ with blue crosses.

Shade in red on your grid parts of your ships which have been struck by your opponent.

The winner is the person who correctly locates and sinks all their opponent’s ships.

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Lesson 11: How do we use six-figure grid references?Grid references are very useful in helping us to find places on maps. A four figure grid reference on an O.S. map equals an area on the ground of one square kilometre. This is quite a large area. To be more accurate we need to use a six-figure grid reference. This pinpoints a place exactly to within 100 metres.

To find a 6-figure grid reference you start by finding your 4-figure GR one as normal. For example, the church below is found in grid square 7425.

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When we are looking for a 6-figure GR the easiest way to do this is to write your 4-figure GR like this: 74_25_ and then fill in the two missing numbers.

The missing numbers are found by looking at only the square with the symbol in it. For example let’s zoom in to only GR 7425. In your head divide the square into tenths along the bottom and up the side to create a grid within the square. Follow the arrow along the bottom to line up with the church – it is about half way along so the number is 5. Insert this number into your first blank space. Now follow the arrow up the side to line up with the church – the number is 8. Insert this into the second blank space.

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Your 6-figure GR for the church =

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Task 1:Collect a copy of the Fort William O.S. map (General 2000) and give 6-figure grid references for the following. The first one has been started for you:

a) A castle: 1 1 _ 7 5 _b) The Underwater Centre:

_ _ _ _ _ _c) A Picnic Site: _ _ _ _ _ _d) A Caravan and Camp Site:

_ _ _ _ _ _e) A Visitor Centre: _ _ _ _ _ _f) A Viewpoint: _ _ _ _ _ _

g) A Parking Area: _ _ _ _ _ _h) A Public Telephone: _ _ _ _ _ _i) A Mountain Rescue Post:

_ _ _ _ _ _j) A Place of Worship: _ _ _ _ _ _k) A pier: _ _ _ _ _ _l) Ben Nevis (hill): _ _ _ _ _ _

Extension Task:Look at the map below.What is found at:

a) 148346 ____________

b) 160313 ____________

c) 155306 ____________

d) 176317 ____________

e) 148308 ____________

f) 164320 ____________

g) 171323 ____________

h) 163304 ____________

i) 163317 ____________

j) 170311____________

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Tip: Look back at

Lesson 5 if you can’t remember what each

symbol stands for.

Homework 2:Your teacher will give you a worksheet titled ‘Homework 2: Six Figure Grid References’. Complete all activities on this worksheet for the date your teacher gives you. Remember you can use your jotter and this booklet to help you.

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Lesson 12: How is height shown on a map?The land around us is not always flat. There are nearly always differences in height and differences in slope. Sometimes slopes may be gentle and at other times steep. There may be hills, mountains and valleys or areas that are quite level. The word relief is used by geographers to describe the shape of the land.

Map makers have to find ways of showing relief and height. Height is usually measured form sea level in metres (m). This can be shown using spot heights and contouring.

Spot heights:These give the exact heights of a point on the map. They are shown as a black dot and each one has a number next to it. The number gives the height in metres. A triangulation pillar is also used to show height. These are drawn as a dot inside a blue triangle on the map.

Contours:Contours are lines drawn on a map. They join places which have the same height – its bit like a ‘join the dots’ picture you might have done when you were younger. These lines are mostly coloured an orangey/brown colour. They usually have their height marked on them but you may have to trace your finger along the line to find it. Sometimes you will have to go to the contour above or below to get the height. Heights are given in metres.

Task 1:1. Your teacher will give you a contour worksheet. Join dots of a similar height to

create contour lines. Some have been started for you.2. Shade in your map using the colours for each height shown in the key – don’t

forget to shade in the key too!3. Which height range does each letter fall into?

a. A _____mb. B _____m

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Spot height

Triangulation Pillar

Spot height

c. C _____md. D _____me. E _____mf. F _____m

Task 2:From the map below give the heights of the following places. Circle the correct answer for each question below.

a. The highest point is (22, 48, 52, 40, 60) metres.b. Place E is (8, 42, 30, 20, 16) metres.c. Place B is (30, 20, 26, 46, 34) metres.d. Place A is (15, 10, 34, 6, 21) metres.e. Place D is (28, 10, 12, 22, 8) metres.

Task 3:Now let’s try to draw our own cross-section graphs using the contour lines shown in the diagram below. The diagram shows two hills from above, as they would be shown on a map. Follow the instructions to create a side view of these.

1. Collect a piece of scrap paper, a ruler and some graph paper.29

2. Lay your scrap paper along the black line going through the centre of the diagram above.

3. Mark your scrap paper wherever a contour line disappears beneath your paper, and then write the height of that contour line next to the mark.It should look something like this:

4. Remove your scrap paper and now line it up along the bottom of your graph paper.

5. Draw a line on the graph paper from the first mark on your scrap paper to the last mark on your scrap paper.

6. Draw a scale up the side of your graph paper – start at 0 and go up in 10s until you get to 50.It should look something like this:

7. Keeping your scrap paper lined up, plot each mark from your scrap paper at the correct height on your graph paper. Each mark should be plotted directly above the mark on your scrap paper – this means that they might not line up exactly with the lines on your graph paper.It should look something like this:

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(Scrap Paper)

8. Now join all the points together!9. Draw arrows on your graph and label Able Hill and Baker Hill as shown in the

original diagram.10. Give your graph a title and don’t forget to label each axis.

Well done!

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