Map skills and analysis

Question 1 of 10

Two places with an intervening hill between them are said to be

Question 2 of 10

The direction of a place measured clockwise from north in degrees is its

Question 3 of 10

The bearing of a place directly west of another is

Question 4 of 10

A cross-section drawn from a contour map shows the

Question 5 of 10

On a 1:50,000 map, the vertical interval is 20 m and contours are 0.5 cm apart. The gradient is

Question 6 of 10

A gradient of 1 in 20 means the land rises

Question 7 of 10

A scale written as 1 : 25,000 is called a

Question 8 of 10

The land rises 100 m over a horizontal distance of 2 km. What is the average gradient?

Question 9 of 10

A map area of 6 cm² at 1:50,000 represents

Question 10 of 10

A six-figure grid reference is more precise than a four-figure one because it