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YEAR
7 GEOGRAPHY
4 FIGURE
GRID REFERENCES
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
INTRODUCTORY
GEOGRAPHY
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
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This activity will help you to support your child to...
• Read and write four-figure grid references using an
Ordnance Survey map.
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
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Read this explanation...
Ordnance Survey maps
are covered by
numbered grids.
These help us pinpoint
places more easily.
Map courtesy of the Ordnance Surveyhttp://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
Read this explanation...
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If a place is given a
number, 4323, it is
called a grid reference.
The first two digits (43)
are called the Eastings,
they found along the
bottom and top of a
map.
The second two digits
(23) are called the
Northings, they are
found along the side of
the map.
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
Read this explanation...
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To find the grid reference
4421First place a finger on
line 44 of the Eastings.
Place a second finger on
line 21 of the
Northings.
Draw your fingers
together, the square you
are looking for is NorthEast of where the two
lines cross.
4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES
Try this activity...
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Note the four figure grid references
of the five coloured dots below.
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How successful were you?
4120
4322
4224
4325
4522
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next level...
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interactive activities for developing basic map skills.
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