3. Specification - Basic Skills Labelling and annotation of diagrams, maps, graphs, sketches etc. Drawing sketches from photographs and in the field. Literacy: most communication is through the written word raising the importance of good literacy skills. Photographs: candidates should be able to use and interpret aerial/ oblique and satellite photographs of rural and/or urban landscapes.
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5. Scale and Direction Compasses, 4 figures, 6 figures, uses, scale, graph papers with distance measuring Three letter compass directions are rarely used, except in the most precise cases. It still helps to know the two letter compass points.
6. 4 figure grid references generally used in questions where you have to describe what is in a general area, for example, describe the features that can be seen in grid square 1844. 6 figure grid references are used to identify a specific point, for example, what can be found at 187448? 6 figure grid references are also used when you are asked to draw the relief between 2 points
7. (Above) 1:25000 (Right) 1:50000 1:25000 and 1:50000 are the map sizes used in exams and are the maps are written by Ordanance Survey.
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10. Pass Glacial Trough River Valley Shoulder Saddle The rivers flow from the bottom of the map to the top; the water flows and joins to become one body
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12. Landforms Cliff- contours are almost touching Saddle- like two knolls next to each other on a larger hill River Valley- contours form a V-pattern in the direction of the upland
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15. Identifying areas of a settlement CBD- centre of communications, high density Inner City- grid-like streets, buildings close together Newer Developments- less regular street patterns, less dense- more space per house Main roads leading in and out of the CBD
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