Channel 4 Learning



GEOGRAPHY
Place and People: On the Map
 
Points of View: The functions of maps
The Grid: Using co-ordinates
Aims
Programme Outline
Background
Activities
Links
Relief and Contours
Location: Finding the way
Out of the Map Room: Maps as research tools
Credits
OS Map Extracts and Key
National Curriculum Relevance
TV Transmissions
Feedback
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The Grid: Using co-ordinates

Aims

  • To provide a locational framework within the UK.
  • To use four- and six-figure grid references to locate features on OS maps.
  • To use OS map symbols.
  • To demonstrate how GIS can be used to show information on OS maps.