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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - O. S. Maps (Ordnance Survey Maps)
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Knowing how to read Ordnance Survey maps meaning knowing your compass points. If you want to find your bearings, an Ordnance Survey map could come in handy. You will find contour lines on an Ordnance Survey map. 

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - Geography - Middle School - O. S. Maps (Ordnance Survey Maps)
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1. The O.S. symbol for a picnic site looks like what?
2. Atlases use what color for very high mountains?
3. What are vertical grid lines on a map called?
4. What does FB mean on an O.S. map?
5. Which of these map scales gives the most detail?
6. What do the letters PC stand for ?
7. How large an area does a 6 figure grid reference represent?
8. If a compass was a clock, what direction is at 5 O'clock?
9. If a compass was a clock, which direction lies at 11 O'clock?
10. O.S. map grid squares are always equal to what?
11. How is 'cemetery' usually abbreviated on O.S. maps?
12. The difference in height between contours is the what?
13. Tourist information symbols are always what color?
14. What do widely spaced contours tell us?
15. The 0° line of longitude is the Greenwich…what?
16. A map showing height and shape of land is called a what?
17. What color are expressways on O.S. maps?
18. A small flag on an O.S. map indicates what?
19. What is not a reason for using symbols on a map?
20. On an O.S. map what do the letters MS mean?
21. Which saying helps us remember compass points from the top in clockwise order?
22. What does not have an O.S. symbol that resembles the real thing?
23. Which lines join places lying at the same height?
24. What is a useful saying when reading O.S. maps?
25. A spot height is shown by what color dot?

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