Ordnance Survey Maps

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Ordnance Survey Maps
Map Activity 1
Map Activity 2
Map Activity 3
Map Activity 4
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Newport, South Wales
Map Activity 1

Name 3 man-made features in Grid Square 3989
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Name 3 man-made features in Grid Square 3989
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In Square 3989

• A Motorway
• Houses and a Church
• Small Roads
• Paths and Tracks
• A Bridge
• A Moat

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Ordnance Survey Maps
Map Activity 1
Map Activity 2
Map Activity 3
Map Activity 4
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Find the features at
Map Activity 2

• Grid 401 858
• Grid 371 855
• Grid 380 884
• Grid 425 889
• Grid 404 892
• Grid 362 879

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401 858 Greenmoor Farm
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371 885 Electrical Sub Station
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380 884 Great Wood
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425 889 Salisbury Farm
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404 892 Moat
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362 879 Llanwern Golf Course
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What sorts of transport could you use to get to
Newport?
Map Activity 3

• Give as many examples of how to visit Newport as
  you can

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Newport, South Wales
means of transport

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On a map with a scale of 150000, how long in
real life is a street that measures 1cm on the
map?
Map Activity 4
Understanding scales and distance

• A) In Centimetres?
• B) In Metres?
• C) In Kilometres?

• 50 000
• 500
• 0.5

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Walters Grandfather needs to get from
Greenmoor Farm
to the pub at 392 894
How far and in which direction?
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Walters Grandfather needs to get from
Greenmoor Farm
to the pub at 392 894
Answer
about 4km North North West
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Walters Grandfather needs to get from
Greenmoor Farm
to the pub at 392 894
Now work out how far by road
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Now help someone else
Draw an accurate sketch map showing someone how
to get from Greenmoor Farm to the Pub. Tell
them what they will see on their journey.
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Well Done!

• The end