Features of an OS map
I can use a key on an OS map to identify features and landforms.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- OS maps use symbols to show human and physical features.
- A key is used to explain what each symbol represents.
- The details around the outside of the OS map give locational information such as the three norths.
- Symbols differ between a 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 map.
Keywords
Scale - scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented in the map really is
Ordnance Survey (OS) - the national mapping agency for Great Britain
Key - explains what the different symbols or colours used on the map mean
Compass - an instrument used for navigation and orientation that shows direction relative to north, east, south and west
Topography - the landforms and features of land surfaces
Common misconception
Maps always have the same symbols.
You find different symbols depending on the scale of your map.
Equipment
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What do you find on a physical map?
Q2.Which of the following best describes a large-scale map?
Q3.What can maps be used for?
Q4.Hows do we represent real life distance on a map?
Q5.Which of these is the correct order?
Q6.Which of these is not a digital map?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keyword to the correct definition.
Shows what the area on the map represents in real life
National mapping agency for Great Britain
Explains the meaning of symbols or colours on a map
Shows direction relative to north, east, south, west
The landforms and features of land surfaces