Grid Reference
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Grid Reference starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the process of finding a four-figure grid reference for a feature on a map.
Explain how to write a six-figure grid reference for a feature located 4 tenths across and 6 tenths up in the square 23 eastings and 45 northings.
Explain the difference between eastings and northings.
Explain why it is important to use grid references when reading a map.
If a feature is located at eastings 51 and northings 39, what is its four-figure grid reference?
If a hospital is located at grid reference 3245, what are the eastings and northings?
If a point is located at eastings 34 and northings 56, what is its four-figure grid reference?
If a point is located at eastings 40, northings 60, and is 7 tenths across and 3 tenths up the square, what is its six-figure grid reference?
Which of the following best describes a six-figure grid reference? (1) It gives the location of a large area (2) It gives the precise location of a point (3) It is used only in city maps (4) It is not used in India
Which of the following is a correct example of a four-figure grid reference? (1) 2345 (2) 23,45 (3) 2A45 (4) 234,5
Which of the following is a correct six-figure grid reference? (1) 234567 (2) 23,45,67 (3) 2A4B6C (4) 234,567
Which of the following is NOT a correct way to write a four-figure grid reference? (1) 1234 (2) 12,34 (3) 12-34 (4) 123-4
Fill in the blank: The first two digits in a six-figure grid reference represent the ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 1234 is read as eastings ______ and northings ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 2764 refers to the square where eastings ______ and northings ______ meet.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 3672 is read as eastings ______ and northings ______.
True or False: A six-figure grid reference is more accurate than a four-figure grid reference.
True or False: Grid references are helpful in emergency situations for locating places quickly.
True or False: Grid references are only used in topographical maps.
True or False: Grid references are used only in India.
