Map skills: Rivers

10/02/2022
Retrieval Practice DO NOW
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Last lesson: Last week:
How is a waterfall formed? At the inside bend of a meander,
the water is _____. This means
that there is less ______ so there
is ________. This creates a
____________

3 4
Last month: Further back:
A small river joining a larger Why do people choose to
river is called a _________ migrate?
 Map skills: Rivers
10/02/2022
Retrieval Practice DO NOW
1 2
Last lesson: Last week:
How rock
Hard is a waterfall formed?
sits on top of soft rock. At the inside bend of a meander,
slow This means
the water is _____.
The soft rock erodes quickly,
undercutting the hard rock and energy so there
that there is less ______
creates a plunge pool. Overtime, deposition This creates a
is ________.
the hard rock forms an overhang ____________
slip-off slope
and this collapses due to gravity
3 4
Last month: Further back:
A small river joining a larger Why do people choose to
• Forced out of their homes due
river is called a _________
tributary migrate?
to war
• For better opportunities e.g.
work/education
• To be with family
How can we use maps to investigate rivers?

Learning Aims:
Aim: Describe the key features of a river
Aim High: Use grid references and contour lines
accurately
Aim Higher: Describe and explain key river
features using an OS map
How can we use maps to investigate rivers?
1 Source: the 2 Watershed:
start of the river Edge

4 Confluence
: where
two points
5 Meander: A
meet
bend in the
river

3 Tributaries: A
Mouth: the
small river 6 end of the
joining a big
river
river
Contour lines: The steeper the slope, the closer
together the contour lines will be
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference
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When you look at a
map, it will have grid
squares on top over it,
like the one we have
just seen. These 14
square help show us
where something is on
a map.
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Maps will have little
symbols in these grid
squares to show us
where facilities, such
as toilets and picnic 12
areas, are. 01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference
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The grid has
numbers around
the outside of it.
This gives each 14
grid square a four-
figure number.
This tells us what
square we need to 13
go to when we are
looking for
something
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01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference
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I really want to eat
my picnic, but don’t
know where to go
What four numbers 14
would I need to
help me find the
picnic area?
13

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01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference
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To find this out, I
need to go along
the corridor
14
And up the stairs
This means that
to find the grid
reference, we 13
must find the
bottom number
first, and then the
number along the 12
01 02 03 04
side
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference
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We use an ‘L’
shape to help us
find the lines we
need to look at 14

13

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01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference?
15
Follow the line
down to the bottom
to find the first
number. 14

Ours is 01

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12
01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference?
15
Then follow the
other line across
the grid reference
to read the number. 14

Ours is 14

13

12
01 02 03 04
 How to accurately use a four-figure grid
reference?
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The numbers are
then placed
together to get
01 14 14

13

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01 02 03 04
 Look at the map below
• There are two
schools in one grid
square on the map.

• How would you tell

someone to find just
one of them?
 You use 6 figure grid references
• Instead of
giving 4
numbers, you
give 6 instead. 02

Why?
• You must
imagine that
each large grid
square is divided
into 100 little 01

squares.

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 You use 6 figure grid references

02
9
• Like this! 8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
01 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

12 13
 You use 6 figure grid references
• Each line that is
dividing up your
square upwards
and across is 02
given a number 9
8
7
• When you give 6
your four figure 5
grid reference 4
3
you give 2 extra 2
numbers to make 1
01
it a six figure 0
reference 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

12 13
To give the 6 figure grid reference of the
orange ball you follow these steps.
• 1) You give the
four figure grid
reference and
leave space after 02
each two 9
numbers 8
7
6
• e.g. 5
4
3
• 12___ 01___ 2
1
01 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

12 13
To give the 6 figure grid reference of the
orange ball you follow these steps.
• 2) Now you add
the numbers
from the bottom
of that square 02
9
8
• e.g. 7
6
• 12 6 01 __ 5
4
3
2
1
01 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXuo_ocVMV
 6-fig grid references
15

Now try to find the six-fig grid

reference for the toilets and the
nature reserve 14

Toilets=
13

Nature reserve=

12
Remember to divide the square 01 02 03 04
into 10 equal parts in your head!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXuo_ocVMV
 Scale Drawing
• Scale drawing allows us to draw large objects on a smaller scale
while keeping them accurate.

• All scale drawings must have a scale written on them. Scales are
usually expressed as ratios.

• Example: 1cm : 100cm

• The ratio 1cm:100cm means that for every 1cm on the scale
drawing the length will be 100cm in real life
 Scale Drawings
Definition

A scale of

1 cm = 2m

…means for every 1cm measured on a

drawing this represents 2m in real-life.
 Scale Drawings
4x25= 100cm
4cm

2cm

2x25 = 50cm
The scale of this drawing is 1cm = 25cm

What is the actual width and height of the TV ?

Using the map of Stirling, answer these questions in FULL SENTENCES:

1) What is the river called that runs from 7195 to 8393?

2) What part of a river can I find at 7189?
3) What river feature can I find at 7394?
4) What river feature can I find at 7696?
5) What river feature is in 7795?
6) What is the four figure grid reference for Cairn?
7) How many schools are there in Stirling?
8) Give the four figure grid reference for one of the schools in Stirling
9) What river feature can I find at 761937?
10) What river feature can I find at 833967?
11) Give the 6 figure grid reference of the river source by The Fell
12) What feature can be found at 719885?
13) Is the land in 7288 steep or flat? How do you know this?
14) How many kilometres (km) are between Earls Hill and Cairn?
15) How tall is Earl’s Hill?

Extension: Complete the tasks on page 55 in the textbook

 River Swale
1) What is the main river called?

2) What is a bend in a river called?

3) What is the grid reference for High Farm (High Fm)

4) What is in 4473?

5) What river feature is in 4372?

6) What is a tributary?

7) What river feature is in 4373?

8) What might happen to the meander in 4273?