Year 7 – Map Skills Test @ IST Geography

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You should have a laminated map of Cambridge and the surrounding area. This map shows you a small part of the South of England. You will also need a ruler and a pencil.

You will be tested on all of your map skills that you have learnt. Are you ready?

Question 1 – Look carefully at the symbols above and then write what they represent in the space beneath.

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Question 11

Look at the scale line on the map of Cambridge. How many centimeters represents 1KM on the line?

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Question 12

How many centimeters would 3.5KM measure on the scale line?

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Question 13

One KM is how many metres?

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Question 14

15,000 metres is how many KM?

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Question 15

What is the straight line distance between Rowley’s Hill (42 49) and the school (48 49)?

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Question 16

What is the straight line distance between the church in Foxton (41 48) and the church in Newton (43 49)?

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Question 17

What is the straight line distance between the Public Phone (46 48) and the Public House (48 49)?

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Question 18

Give the four figure grid reference of the bus station in the centre of Cambridge.

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Question 19

Give the four figure grid reference for junction 11 of the M1 (Clue, there could be more than one!)

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Question 20

Which town would you find in 46 52?

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Question 21

What mode of transport would you find in 48 58?

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Question 22

Name the farm in 42 57

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Question 23

How many churches in 44 58?

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Question 24

What would you find here: 442 507?

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Question 25

What feature at 462 573?

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Question 26

Could you make a phone call at 467 482?

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Question 27

Which direction would you travel from Barton (40 55) to Trumpington Hall (44 55)?

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Question 28

Which direction would you travel from Great Shelford (47 52) to Grantchester (42 55)?

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Question 29

Which direction would you travel from Newton (44 49) to Foxton (41 48)

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Question 30

You are driving your car down to see your best friend Gaelle. You leave the motorway at Junction 11 (43 53) and want to visit her home which is Charity Farm (41 51). Write out the quickest route that you would take including directions, roads and features that you may pass on route. Try to write about five things here for 5 marks.

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Question 31

Name two different ways of showing height on maps:

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Question 32

How high is the highest land in 40 51?

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Question 33

Describe the relief of the land in 43 56 in less than five words.

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Question 34

Complete the sentence below:

The closer the __________ lines the __________________ the relief. The

further apart the ___________ lines, the ________________ the relief.

Question 35

Look closely at the contour mountain on the right.

Label the following things in the correct place on the diagram:

1. Summit2. A gentler slope3. The steepest slope4. A valley5. An area of land about 65

metres in height.

6. If you travelled from A – B would you be going uphill or downhill?

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