GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCESYEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY

4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

INTRODUCTORY

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

This activity will help you to support your child to...

• Read and write four-figure grid references using an Ordnance Survey map.

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

Read this explanation...

Ordnance Survey maps are covered by numbered grids.

These help us pinpoint places more easily.

Map courtesy of the Ordnance Survey-http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

Read this explanation... If a place is given a number, 4323, it is called a grid reference.

The first two digits (43) are called the Eastings, they found along the bottom and top of a map.

The second two digits (23) are called the Northings, they are found along the side of the map.

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

Read this explanation... To find the grid reference 4421-

First place a finger on line 44 of the Eastings.

Place a second finger on line 21 of the Northings.

Draw your fingers together, the square you are looking for is North-East of where the two lines cross.

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

Try this activity... Note the four figure grid references of the five coloured dots below.

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

How successful were you?

4120

4322

4224

4325

4522

GEOGRAPHY4 FIGURE GRID REFERENCES

Challenge your child and take their learning to the next level...

The Ordnance Survey Map Zone has a number of interactive activities for developing basic map skills.

Click on the logo below.