Map skills: keys, scales and contours

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What does a map's key tell you?AWhat the sy…BWhich way i…CHow far apa…DWho drew th…

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  1. 1. What does a map's key tell you?
    • Correct answer: What the symbols mean
    • Which way is north
    • How far apart places are
    • Who drew the map
  2. 2. On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, what is 1 cm on the map?
    • Correct answer: 500 m on the ground
    • 50 km on the ground
    • 50 m on the ground
    • 5 km on the ground
  3. 3. In a grid reference, which number comes first?
    • Correct answer: The easting (along the corridor)
    • The northing (up the stairs)
    • Whichever is bigger
    • Whichever is smaller
  4. 4. What do contour lines show?
    • Correct answer: The height of the land
    • Rivers and streams
    • Main roads
    • Footpaths
  5. 5. What do contour lines close together tell you?
    • Correct answer: The slope is steep
    • The land is flat
    • There is a river
    • There is a forest
  6. 6. What does a thin blue line usually show on a map?
    • Correct answer: A river or stream
    • A motorway
    • A railway
    • A county border

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