Take the Map Reading quiz!

What is this symbol?

• Footpath
• Bridleway
• Road
• Railway

What is this symbol?

• Triangulation point
• Youth hostel
• Beacon
• Mast

What is this symbol?

• Place of worship with a tower
• Place of worship with a spire
• Place of worship with no tower
• Cathedral or abbey

On a map, what colour is a B or secondary road shown in?

• Blue
• Orange
• Red
• Yellow

What does this image show?

• Gradient steeper than 5%
• Gradient steeper than 10%
• Gradient steeper than 20%
• Gradient steeper than 30%

What does this marking mean?

• Traffic free cycle route
• National boundary
• National park boundary
• Footpath

What colour is the boundary to a national park on an Explorer 1:25k map?

• Black
• Pink
• Blue
• Yellow

What is the abbreviation used to mark a police station on a map?

• PO
• Pol S
• Pol Sta
• P station

What animal is used to mark a nature reserve?

• Duck
• Fish
• Rabbit
• Fox

What type of vegetation does this image show?

• Orchard
• Marsh, reeds or saltings
• Bracken, heath or rough grassland
• Scrub

What does this image symbolise?

• Scree
• Vertical cliff face/ cliff
• Outcrop
• Loose rock

What does this image show?

• Viewpoint
• Garden or arboretum
• Solar farm
• World Heritage Site

What National Park does this image symbolise?

• Exmoor
• Northumberland
• Pembrokeshire Coast
• Yorkshire Dales

What does this image symbolise?

• Danger
• Walks or trails
• Caution
• Expedition route

What does this symbol show?

• Slipway
• Boating Lake
• Harbour or Marina
• Water Activities

What does it mean when you see Gothic script on maps?

• The site is definitely archaeological but one that isn’t Roman
• The site is definitely archaeological and Roman
• The site could be archaeological and is from prehistoric times
• The site could be archaeological and is from medieval times

On orange OS Explorer maps (1:25000 scale) – how many centimetres on a map count as one kilometre on the ground in real life?

• 1 cm
• 2 cm
• 3 cm
• 4 cm

On pink OS Landranger maps (1:50000 scale) – how many centimetres on a map count as one kilometre on the ground in real life?

• 1 cm
• 2 cm
• 3 cm
• 4 cm

If you are lost, how do you calculate the first four numbers of the grid reference you want to arrive at on a paper map?

• Take the horizontal (west to east across) box number followed by the vertical (south to north upwards) box number
• Take the vertical (south to north) box number followed by the horizontal (west to east across) box number
• Take the horizontal (east to west across) box number followed by the vertical (north to south downwards) box number
• Take the vertical(north to south downwards) box number followed by the horizontal (east to west across) box number

What does it mean when contour lines get closer together on a map?

• The slope is getting steeper
• The slope is becoming a valley
• The slope is unchanged
• The slope is reducing