Ordnance survey - Skills
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| Scale | The relationship between a distance on the map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
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| Easting | The vertical co-ordinate.
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| Northing | The horizontal co-ordinate.
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| Cardinal | The 4 main points of a compass.
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| Green | This colour indicates lowland areas up to 200 metres in altitude on a map.
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| Brown | This colour represents upland areas on a map.
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| Triangulation pillars | These can be found at the top of a hill or mountain.
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| Contours | Lines on a map that join places of equal height.
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| Spot heights | These give the exact height of a point.
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| Steep | These slopes are indicated by contours that are tightly packed.
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| Flat | Land that is indicated by an absence of contours.
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| Cliffs | Indicated by contours that are ‘on top of one another’.
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| Convex | This slope is steep at the bottom and gentle at the top.
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| Concave | This slope is gentle at the bottom and steep at the top.
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| Cross-section | A slice across and through a landscape to show its shape or profile.
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| 1 kilometre squared | The area of each square on a 1:50000 scale OS map.
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