Grid Reference
Geography ⇒ Geographical Skills and Techniques
Grid Reference starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A point is located at grid reference 345678. What does the '5' in the third position represent?
A railway station is at grid reference 415263. What is the easting value?
A temple is located at easting 32 and northing 45. What is its four-figure grid reference?
Describe the steps to find a six-figure grid reference for a given point on a map.
A railway station is at grid reference 415263. What is the easting value?
A temple is located at easting 32 and northing 45. What is its four-figure grid reference?
If a feature is at easting 28, 6 tenths across, and northing 54, 3 tenths up, what is its six-figure grid reference?
If a point is located 7 tenths across from easting 23 and 4 tenths up from northing 56, what is its six-figure grid reference?
Which of the following grid references is more precise? (1) 2345 (2) 234567
Which of the following is a correct example of a four-figure grid reference? (1) 2345 (2) 23,45 (3) 2,3,4,5 (4) 23-45
Which of the following is a six-figure grid reference? (1) 1234 (2) 123456 (3) 12,34,56 (4) 123-456
Which of the following is NOT a use of grid references? (1) Locating places on a map (2) Measuring temperature (3) Planning routes (4) Identifying features
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 123456 is read as easting ______, tenths ______, northing ______, tenths ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 2468 refers to the square at easting ______ and northing ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 2517 is read as easting ______ and northing ______.
Fill in the blank: The grid reference 304050 refers to easting ______, tenths ______, northing ______, tenths ______.
True or False: A six-figure grid reference gives the location of a 1 km square on a map.
True or False: Grid references are only used in geography and not in other fields.
True or False: Grid references are only used on topographical maps.
True or False: Grid references can be used to plan routes for trekking and hiking.
