Map Skills Practice for Year 8 Geography

Geography
Year 8
10 questions
~20 mins
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This worksheet is designed to develop your understanding of map skills, including reading grid references, scales, and symbols. Complete the questions carefully to improve your geographical skills.

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Map Skills Practice for Year 8 Geography

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This worksheet is designed to develop your understanding of map skills, including reading grid references, scales, and symbols. Complete the questions carefully to improve your geographical skills.

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
Look at a map with a grid system labeled from A to Z horizontally and 1 to 10 vertically. If a location is at the grid reference B4, which column and row does this refer to?
[2 marks]
2.
A map has a scale of 1:50,000. If a real-world distance between two points is 4 km, how far apart will these points be on the map in centimeters?
[3 marks]
3.
Identify three common symbols used on maps and explain what they represent.
[4 marks]
4.
Describe how you would determine the direction from a point marked 'Start' to a point marked 'Destination' using a compass rose.
[3 marks]
5.
A map shows a river flowing from the north to the south. Describe how the river's course would appear on the map in terms of direction.
[2 marks]
6.
Using a grid reference, locate the position of a mountain labeled as being at H7 on a map with a grid system. What are the column and row coordinates?
[2 marks]
7.
Draw a simple map sketch showing a village, a river flowing through it from west to east, and a main road running north to south. Label each feature clearly.
[5 marks]
Drawing / Sketch space
8.
Explain the importance of a map legend and what information it provides to the map reader.
[3 marks]
9.
If a map shows a scale bar indicating 1 cm equals 1 km, and the distance between two towns on the map is 3.5 cm, what is the real-world distance between these towns?
[3 marks]
10.
Sketch a simple compass rose showing the four main directions (North, East, South, West) and the intermediate directions (NE, SE, SW, NW).
[4 marks]
Drawing / Sketch space

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Created
1/2/2026
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