Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Geography - Atlases, Ordnance Survey Solution

Q.1.

One sort of Ordnance Survey map used by hikers for navigation has a scale of 1:50,This means:

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only 50,000 copies have ever been printed
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nothing, it is just something that has to be added to the map by law
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there are 50,000 different features marked on the map
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every 2 centimeters measured on the map corresponds to 1 kilometer on the area represented by the map

Q.2.

Which of the following could be found in an atlas

Q.3.

Ordnance Survey maps were first created for ...

Q.4.

Which is the correct word to describe a person who is involved in preparing maps?

Q.5.

Which of the following is not a reason for using an atlas?

Q.6.

On which of the following pages in an atlas might you find a hot desert marked?

Q.7.

Which of the following most accurately describes a map?

Q.8.

Ordnance Survey maps cover ...

Q.9.

What is 'Mercator's Projection'?

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The method used by teachers to show a map to the whole class
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A way of representing the curved surface of the Earth on a flat piece of paper
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A piece of rock that is sticking out from a cliff face
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A special instrument for drawing a map

Q.10.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes an atlas?