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.
Explain how to find a four-figure grid reference for a given feature on a map.
Explain the difference between eastings and northings.
Explain why grid references are important in map reading.
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 feature is located at the intersection of easting 40 and northing 60, what is its four-figure grid reference?
If a hospital is at grid reference 3278, what do the last two digits (78) represent?
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?
If a school is located at grid reference 4567, what do the first two digits (45) represent?
What is a grid reference in geography?
What is the main advantage of using a six-figure grid reference over a four-figure grid reference?
What is the main difference between a four-figure and a six-figure grid reference?
What is the purpose of using grid lines on a map?
Why is it important to use the correct order when writing grid references?
