Every card in Maps and place knowledge, Year 7: more practice
The whole deck, in order — so you can read it through before your child ever sees it.
- In a grid reference, which comes first: the eastings (along) or the northings (up)?
The eastings — along the corridor, then up the stairs
HintWalk indoors first, afterwards climb.
WhyGrid references are read along first (eastings) and then up (northings). In 347213 the 34 and 47 are eastings, and 21 and 13 are northings.
- Which is the largest continent by area?
Asia
HintIt also has the most people of any continent.
WhyAsia covers about a third of the world's land. Africa is the second largest continent.
- Which is the largest of the world's five oceans?
The Pacific Ocean
HintIt lies between Asia and the Americas.
WhyThe Pacific covers about a third of the Earth's surface, more than all the land put together.
- What is the latitude of the equator?
0 degrees
HintLatitude is measured from this line.
WhyThe equator is the 0° line of latitude. Latitudes run from 0° at the equator to 90° at each pole.
- What is the name of the 0° line of longitude, which passes through Greenwich in London?
The prime meridian
HintIt is the starting line for measuring east and west.
WhyLongitude is measured east and west of this line, from 0° to 180°. It also divides the eastern from the western hemisphere.
- On a 1:50 000 map, 1 cm represents how many metres on the ground? (number only)
500
Hint1 cm on the map stands for 50 000 cm in real life.
Why50 000 cm is 500 m. This is why 2 cm on a 1:50 000 map means 1 km.
- A road measures 6 cm on a 1:25 000 map. How long is it in real life?
1.5 km
Hint6 cm × 25 000 gives centimetres; convert to kilometres.
Why6 × 25 000 = 150 000 cm = 1 500 m = 1.5 km. On a 1:25 000 map, 4 cm stands for 1 km.
- What does the number written on a contour line tell you?
The height above sea level of every point on that line
HintIt tells you how high the ground is at all places along it.
WhyContours join places of equal height. The vertical gap between neighbouring lines, the contour interval, is the same across the map.
- What shape do contour lines usually make around a hilltop?
Rings (closed loops) that get smaller towards the top
HintPicture slicing a hill horizontally.
WhyEach ring is a slice at one height. The smallest ring is the summit, so heights rise towards the middle.
- What is the capital city of Wales?
Cardiff
HintIt is in the south of Wales.
WhyCardiff is also Wales's largest city. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and Belfast of Northern Ireland.
- Is most of the UK's high ground in the north-west or the south-east?
The north-west
HintThink of the Scottish Highlands and the mountains of Wales.
WhyThe north and west are mostly upland, with mountains and moors. The south and east are mostly lowland.
- Which is the thinnest of the Earth's layers?
The crust
HintIt is the layer we live on.
WhyThe crust is only a few kilometres thick under the oceans and a few tens of kilometres thick under the continents, compared with about 6 400 km to the centre.
- The Earth is about how many billion years old, to the nearest half billion? (number only)
4.5
HintThe answer is in billions, not millions.
WhyHumans have existed for only a tiny fraction of that time. Geological time is vast compared with human time.
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