Interpreting OS Maps Flashcards

All 5 cards in this deck

What does a V-shaped valley look like in cross-section?

Steep sides meeting at a narrow valley floor, with a river at the lowest point.

Give two features on an OS map that are evidence a coastline is being eroded.

Any two of: steep cliffs, a wave-cut platform, caves and arches, stacks and stumps.

Give two features on an OS map or photograph that show an upland area was glaciated.

Any two of: a ribbon lake, a steep-sided, flat-floored U-shaped valley (glacial trough), a corrie or tarn, an arête.

Give two map symbols that are evidence a settlement is a tourist resort.

Any two of: tourist information centre, camp or caravan site, golf course, visitor attraction.

Give two kinds of numerical evidence you can quote from an OS map to support a description of an area.

Spot heights or contour values in metres, and distances measured using the scale.
e.g. "the land rises to over 590 metres"