| Students should be able to: |
- To use longitude and latitude as a means of locating a position on the earth's surface.
- Understand and use the compass rose - north, north east, east etc.
- To use an atlas to locate a country and city using the contents and index pages.
- Describe and use map symbols - using those of the Ordnance Survey and IGN as an example.
- To understand map scales.
- To locate and produce four figure grid references.
- To locate and produce six figure grid references.
- To understand how height is represented on maps - spot heights, coloured/layer shading and contours.
- To be able to plan and describe a route on a map.
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| Key Skills |
- Use of latitude and longitude.
- To use the contents and index pages of an atlas to locate a country or city.
- Use four and six figure grid references.
- Use contour lines and spot heights to find the height of a location on a map.
- To be able to use map scales (1:50,000 and 1:25,000).
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| Key Vocabulary |
- longitude, latitude, equator, prime meridian, greenwich meridian, international date line, grid reference, contour line, spot height, scale.
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