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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - O. S. Maps 2 (Questions)

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You will find contour lines on an Ordnance Survey map. The roots of Ordnance Survey go back to 1747, when Lieutenant-Colonel David Watson proposed the compilation of a map of the Scottish Highlands following the Jacobite rising of 1745.

See how much you know in our second Geography quiz in the series.

1. Which of these is a type of map scale?
[ ] Laminate
[ ] Lateral
[ ] Linear
[ ] Lunar
2. What do widely spaced contours tell us?
[ ] It is a plateau
[ ] Slopes are gentle
[ ] Slopes are steep
[ ] The land is completely flat
3. What is not a reason for using symbols on a map?
[ ] They are easily understood by everybody
[ ] They are easy to read
[ ] They make the map prettier
[ ] They save space
4. Which saying helps us remember compass points from the top in clockwise order?
[ ] Everybody Wants New Shoes
[ ] Naughty Elephants Squirt Water
[ ] We Snore Every Night
[ ] Worms Never Eat Slugs
5. On an O.S. map what do the letters MS mean?
[ ] Major Settlement
[ ] Milestone
[ ] Mini Supermarket
[ ] Mining Site
6. Atlases use what color for very high mountains?
[ ] Black
[ ] Orange
[ ] Purple
[ ] Red
7. What does not have an O.S. symbol that resembles the real thing?
[ ] Bus station
[ ] Lighthouse
[ ] TV mast
[ ] Windmill
8. The difference in height between contours is the what?
[ ] Contour division
[ ] Contour gap
[ ] Contour interval
[ ] Contour split
9. The O.S. symbol for a picnic site looks like what?
[ ] A litter bin
[ ] A packet of potato chips
[ ] A table
[ ] An apple
10. Tourist information symbols are always what color?
[ ] Blue
[ ] Green
[ ] Pink
[ ] Yellow
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Geography: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - O. S. Maps 2 (Answers)
1. Which of these is a type of map scale?
[ ] Laminate
[ ] Lateral
[x] Linear
[ ] Lunar
2. What do widely spaced contours tell us?
[ ] It is a plateau
[x] Slopes are gentle
[ ] Slopes are steep
[ ] The land is completely flat
The closer the contours the steeper the slope
3. What is not a reason for using symbols on a map?
[ ] They are easily understood by everybody
[ ] They are easy to read
[x] They make the map prettier
[ ] They save space
4. Which saying helps us remember compass points from the top in clockwise order?
[ ] Everybody Wants New Shoes
[x] Naughty Elephants Squirt Water
[ ] We Snore Every Night
[ ] Worms Never Eat Slugs
5. On an O.S. map what do the letters MS mean?
[ ] Major Settlement
[x] Milestone
[ ] Mini Supermarket
[ ] Mining Site
MP is milepost
6. Atlases use what color for very high mountains?
[ ] Black
[ ] Orange
[x] Purple
[ ] Red
7. What does not have an O.S. symbol that resembles the real thing?
[x] Bus station
[ ] Lighthouse
[ ] TV mast
[ ] Windmill
8. The difference in height between contours is the what?
[ ] Contour division
[ ] Contour gap
[x] Contour interval
[ ] Contour split
Usually at 10 meter intervals, sometimes 5 meters
9. The O.S. symbol for a picnic site looks like what?
[ ] A litter bin
[ ] A packet of potato chips
[x] A table
[ ] An apple
10. Tourist information symbols are always what color?
[x] Blue
[ ] Green
[ ] Pink
[ ] Yellow
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