Coordinates & Direction
Synoptic Charts
Topographic Maps
Calculations
Lucky Dip
100

What two things do you need to give an exact location using coordinates?

What are latitude and longitude

100

What type of pressure system usually brings rain and wind?

What is a low pressure system

100

What is a grid reference used for?

What is locating a place on a map

100

What is the formula for gradient?

What is gradient = vertical rise ÷ horizontal distance

100

What two things are shown on a climate graph?

What are temperature and rainfall

200

What does latitude measure?

What is distance north or south of the Equator

200

What type of pressure system usually brings clear, calm weather?

What is a high pressure system

200

What is the contour interval?

What is the difference in height between contour lines

200

How is local relief calculated?

What is highest elevation − lowest elevation

200

Name one factor influencing human wellbeing.

What is income / education / healthcare / access to services

300

What does longitude measure?

What is distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

300

What are isobars?

What are lines joining places of equal air pressure

300

What is local relief?

What is the difference between the highest and lowest points

300

How is building density calculated?

What is number of buildings ÷ area (e.g. per km²)

300

Name one way to measure human wellbeing.

What is life expectancy / income (GDP) / education levels

400

When giving coordinates, which is written first: latitude or longitude?

What is latitude first

400

If isobars are close together, what does this tell you?

What is strong winds

400

What does it mean if contour lines are close together?

What is a steep slope

400

What information do you need to calculate gradient?

What is height difference and horizontal distance

400

Name one coastal management strategy.

What is seawalls / groynes / dune revegetation / beach nourishment

500

What unit are latitude and longitude measured in?

What are degrees (°)

500

Lower air pressure (around 1012 hPa) usually means what kind of weather?

What is wet or unsettled weather

500

What is the correct order when writing a grid reference?

What is eastings first, then northings (along then up)

500

The highest point on a map is 800 metres and the lowest point is 300 metres.
The horizontal distance between the two points is 2 cm on the map.
The map scale is 1:50,000.

What is the gradient (expressed as a ratio 1 : x)?

1: 2

  • Vertical rise = 800 − 300 = 500 m
  • 2 cm at 1:50,000 = 1 km = 1000 m
  • Gradient = 1000 ÷ 500 = 1 : 2
500

For a coastal management question, what must you include to get high marks?

What is a judgement with positives AND negatives (evaluation)