1. Out and about in Sheffield
How well do you know your city?
This is a warm up exercise to remind you of the skills you acquired in year
7 geography. You will be completing activities that will require you to be
able to locate places using 4 and 6 figure grid references, recognise the
shape of the land and what the land is being used for.
Locating places
4 Figure
a. Name the moor at 2782
b. Could you fly at 4088?
c. What sport at 3086?
d. The remains of what at 3381?
e. Would you need a clothes peg at 4385?
f. What are these yellow dots at the top of 3782?
6 Figure
a. What is at 346846?
b. Name the theatre at 355872
c. Name the farm at 385809
d. What does this symbol mean? 439817
e. Is this your team? 353861
f. Road or rail – 324813?
Shape of the land
a. Name two symbols that show height on a map.
b. The highest point in 2780?
c. Easy or difficult to walk? 4287 (How can you tell?)
d. Easy or difficult to walk? 2881 (How can you tell?)
e. How high is Lower Bradway? 3380
f. Why are there not many houses at 3683?
Knowing your area
Give a 4 or 6 figure grid reference for
a. Your house
b. Meadowhead School