Grid Reference
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Grid Reference starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A river crosses the grid square 2345. What is the four-figure grid reference for this square?
A school is located at grid reference 4826. What does this mean?
A temple is located at grid reference 321654. What does this indicate about its position?
Describe a situation in which a six-figure grid reference would be necessary instead of a four-figure grid reference.
A river crosses the grid square 2345. What is the four-figure grid reference for this square?
A temple is located at grid reference 321654. What does this indicate about its position?
Describe a situation in which a six-figure grid reference would be necessary instead of a four-figure grid reference.
Describe the steps to locate a feature using a four-figure grid reference on a Survey of India topographical map.
Which comes first in a grid reference: easting or northing? (1) Easting, (2) Northing
Which of the following best describes a four-figure grid reference? (1) It identifies a specific point on the map, (2) It identifies a 1 km square area on the map, (3) It identifies a 100 m square area, (4) It identifies a 10 km square area
Which of the following is a correct way to write a six-figure grid reference? (1) 123456, (2) 12,34,56, (3) 12-34-56, (4) 123-456
Which of the following is a limitation of using grid references? (1) They are not accurate, (2) They require a map with a grid, (3) They can only be used in cities, (4) They are not used in India
Fill in the blank: The _______ are numbered from west to east, while the _______ are numbered from south to north.
Fill in the blank: The _______ grid reference is used to locate a specific feature within a 1 km square.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 123456 is read as easting ______, tenths ______, northing ______, tenths ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 3058 refers to the square with easting ______ and northing ______.
True or False: Grid references are only used in topographical maps.
True or False: Grid references are unique to each map and cannot be used on different maps with different scales.
True or False: Grid references can be used to measure distances between two points on a map.
True or False: In a grid reference, the easting is always written before the northing.
