Map Skills
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The document provides guidance on answering map skills questions for an exam, focusing on describing patterns and features visible on maps. It emphasizes using evidence from maps, including distances, directions, grid references, and comparing relief and drainage. Examiners appreciate answers that describe shapes, clusters, and differences between locations. Comparing areas requires noting both similarities and differences. Past papers are recommended for practice.
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![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)
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- 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?
- 7. ALSO CONSIDER SOUTHAMPTON Attractive features of Southampton.swf
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- 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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