Lesson Y7-U01-L11

Y7-U01-L11 Local Map Skills: Claydon and Our Area Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 1

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U01-L11, Local Map Skills: Claydon and Our Area: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 1: Year 7: The UK and Map Skills, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which county is the village of Claydon in?

    • Suffolk
    • Essex
    • Norfolk
    • Cambridgeshire

  2. In which direction is Claydon from Ipswich?

    • North-west
    • South-east
    • North-east
    • South-west

  3. Which river flows through the valley near Claydon?

    • The River Stour
    • The River Severn
    • The River Gipping
    • The River Orwell

  4. Which road runs through Claydon?

    • The M6
    • The A1
    • The M25
    • The B1113

  5. Which busy dual carriageway lies close to Claydon?

    • The A14
    • The A1
    • The M6
    • The M25

  6. What three things must every sketch map have?

    • A title, a scale bar and a photograph
    • A key, a compass and a contour line
    • A north arrow, a photograph and a bearing
    • A title, a north arrow and a key

  7. Why do villages such as Claydon often grow beside a river?

    • The river is the only road into the county for boats and carts
    • The river gives fresh water to drink and water for farming
    • The river stops all flooding in the area, so no homes are ever at risk
    • The river makes the land too steep to build on, so villages avoid it

  8. A feature lies below and to the right of the school. Which direction is it from the school?

    • South-east
    • South-west
    • North-west
    • North-east

  9. On the local map, the school lies right of easting 32 and above northing 15. What is its four-figure reference?

    • 3215
    • 1532
    • 2315
    • 3251

  10. On the local map, marker C is right of easting 30 and above northing 12. What is its four-figure reference?

    • 0312
    • 3012
    • 1230
    • 3210

  11. A feature lies right of easting 29 and above northing 44. What is its four-figure reference?

    • 2494
    • 9244
    • 4429
    • 2944

  12. On an OS map, which colour is used to show the River Gipping?

    • Green
    • Brown
    • Blue
    • Red

  13. Which of these is a built feature rather than a natural one?

    • A railway line
    • A hill
    • A woodland
    • A river

  14. What is the first step a geographer takes when mapping an area?

    • Add a title, a north arrow and a key
    • Draw the features onto the map
    • Go outside and look carefully at the area
    • Label the features with grid references

  15. Why does a sketch map need a title?

    • So the reader can measure distances exactly
    • So the reader knows which area the map shows
    • So the reader knows the exact height of the land
    • So the reader knows which way is north

  16. The River Gipping flows from Stowmarket down to Ipswich. Which way does it flow?

    • South-east, from Stowmarket towards Ipswich
    • West, from Ipswich out into the sea
    • North-west, from Ipswich towards Stowmarket
    • North, from Ipswich towards Claydon

  17. Why are rivers drawn as blue lines on an OS map?

    • Blue is used for water, such as rivers, lakes and the sea
    • Blue is used to show the height of the land above sea level
    • Blue is used to show woodland and parks
    • Blue is used to show roads that are closed

  18. Which sentence locates Claydon most clearly?

    • Claydon is on the coast beside the North Sea
    • Claydon is south of Stowmarket beside the M25
    • Claydon is somewhere in the east of the country
    • Claydon is north-west of Ipswich, beside the River Gipping

  19. A home lies up and to the left of the school. Which direction is the home from the school?

    • South-east
    • North-west
    • South-west
    • North-east

  20. On the local area, which feature would a geographer classify as human rather than physical?

    • The fields and the woodland
    • The hill and the flat farmland
    • The houses and the B1113 road
    • The River Gipping and its valley

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