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BOLTSS
B -
Border
O -
Orientation
L -
Legend
T -
Title
S -
Source
S –
Scale
Eastings = (
x
axis)
Northings = (
y
axis)
4-figure Grid References
Contains
4
numbers
e.g. if you are given the number 3442, the first 2 numbers are
eastings
, and the last 2 are
northings
6-figure Grid References
Contains
6
number, making it a more precise location
Inside each box, imagine
10
tick marks along the
eastings
and
northings
e.g.
132 312
Topographic Maps
Show shapes and slopes of a landscape using
contour
lines
When the lines are closer together, something is
steeper
, when they are further apart something is more
flat
Has
numbers
so you can see how steep a line is (usually in
metres
) above
sea
level.
Longitude
/
Latitude
A coordinate system which determines or describes a position or location on the Earth
Latitude
Runs in an
east-west
direction
Measures the distance
north
of
south
of the
equator
They are
parallel
, meaning they never meet, also meaning they get
shorter
towards the poles
0
degrees at the equator to
90
degrees at each pole, meaning there are
180
lines in total
Longitude
Run in a north
south
direction
Meet at the
poles
, and are furthest apart at the
equator
All lines are equal in
length
The prime
meridian
is 0 degrees, and the lines go up to
180
degrees to the
east
, and
-180
degrees in the
west
, meaning there are
360
in total
Equator
An imaginary line of
latitude
(0 degrees latitude) that separates the earth into the
northern
and
southern
hemispheres
Prime Meridian
An imaginary line of
longitude
(
0
degrees longitude) that separates the earth into the
eastern
and
western
hemispheres
Tropic of
Cancer
Area just above the equator (23 degrees north)
(kids with cancer go up)
P - Pattern
A general overview of any patterns you identify
Q
-
Quantify
Add specific and accurate information to define and explain the
patterns
E - Exceptions
Identify
anything that does not fit the pattern
Sentence starters:
P - The
pattern
of this (type of map) is that…
Q - The
evidence
to quantify this pattern is…
E - The
exception
of this pattern is…
Pattern describing words:
Clustered
- in little groups everywhere
Linear
- straight line
Random
– randomly placed
Dispersed
– Random but more spread out
Radial
– linear but with jutting out lines
Tropic of
Capricorn
Area just
below
the equator (
23
degrees south)
Capricorn is
below
(remember CORN grows from the ground)
Temperature Zones
The space between the
tropics
and the
equator
is the
tropic
zone (relating to weather).
The space between the
tropics
and the
poles
(north and south) are the temperate.
The space on top of the temperate zones are the
polar
zones.
Compass Points:
North
,
East
,
South
,
West
,
North East
,
South East
,
South West
,
North West