Map Skills (OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)): Flashcards
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Physical maps show
Physical maps show
Natural landscape features
Choropleth technique
Choropleth technique
Colours showing varying data levels on maps
Four cardinal directions
Four cardinal directions
North, south, east, west
Latitude lines run
Latitude lines run
Horizontally, east to west
Prime Meridian location & degree
Prime Meridian location & degree
London (Greenwich), 0° longitude
Order when writing coordinates
Order when writing coordinates
Latitude first, then longitude
Grid reference mnemonic
Grid reference mnemonic
Along the corridor and up the stairs
Contour lines close together mean
Contour lines close together mean
Steep slopes
Scale 1:25,000 means
Scale 1:25,000 means
1 cm on map = 25,000 cm (250m) in reality
GIS stands for
GIS stands for
Geographical Information Systems