Paper 2

• The four figure grid reference is: 4733

  The six figure grid reference is: 476334

  
• Contours can be used to show how steep or gentle slopes are by measuring the difference in height between one contour and another.
• Bearings have three figures. For example 90° would be 090
• Patterns of settlement: Dispersed, isolated, linear, nucleated
• Ridge: A long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain
• Plateau: An area of fairly level high ground.
• Scarp: A steep, rocky slope, often formed by a landslide
• Flood plain: The land that is flooded by a river during a flood
• Natural advantages of a settlement: On flat land, near a water source, near natural resources
• Human location factors: Good road links, schools, hospitals, jobs, leisure facilities, nature (parks)