2. Use Grid references All of built up Area to North of motorway Avoids these areas WHY? Seems to be in 4 Distinct pieces… Nearly all to South Of this… Distances? Direction?
10. DRAINAGE This is often used in questions on relief – i.e. – Describe the relief and drainage found in the part of the map that stretches eastwards from Grid square 6545 to Grid square 6945 . OR Compare the relief and drainage in Grid Squares 6545 to 7865 SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Drainage means you need to look at the way water drains within a place. Does it go eastwards, westwards, etc? How many rivers can be found in the square? How big (or wide) are the rivers? Can you see tributaries or confluences? The best answers will tie relief and drainage together. On the example above the river flows within the valley – flat land
11. … .continued Clear patterns of drainage are shown on this map… The tributaries cross steep slopes on their journey… Drainage Basin features Drainage basin features.swf
12. Settlement Patterns… Settlement shape As well as coming in a variety of sizes, settlements also come in a variety of shapes. Settlements usually develop in a particular pattern (but not always). A nucleated settlement is where the buildings are clustered around a central point, e.g. a bridge or market square. A linear settlement is where the buildings are arranged in a line - usually along a river or road. A dispersed settlement is where the buildings are spread out or scattered. Dispersed settlements are often found in remote , sparsely-populated areas.
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14. Examples of good and bad practice… Compare the relief and land uses in grid squares 7877 and 6677 4 marks Student A: Grid Square 7877 has a school in the middle. It has a road running from top to bottom. Grid Square 6677 has a river running from the left to the bottom and a farm in the top right.. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS? HOW MANY MARKS WOULD YOU GIVE IT?
15. Examples of good and bad practice… Compare the relief and land uses in grid squares 7877 and 6677 4 marks Student B: Grid Square 7877 has a road running from north to south. Along this road is a school alongside a railway running from the North west to the south of the square, whereas in 677 there are no main roads or railways. To the south-east of the square there is housing, whereas 6677 has only got one piece of evidence of settlement, Bottom Farm in the North east of the square. However, this is one similarity in that they both have a far. In terms of relief, 7877 is fairly flat, with no real contour lines, and a spot height of 38m. In contrast, 6677 is higher and steeper, especially in the North east of the square where the contour lines are very close together. WHAT IS RIGHT WITH THIS? HOW MANY MARKS WOULD YOU GIVE IT?
![Ideas and words to use in map skills questions…. ,[object Object],Failure to do both would result in a maximum of 3 marks What does it look like? Where does it go? Where does it not go? In other words, the buildings – not the farmland or woodland, etc Evidence? What does this mean on a map? Let’s have a look at the map on the next slide!](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/map-skills-1232278982098793-3/85/Map-Skills-1-320.jpg)
