Reading the physical and human landscape on OS maps.
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Relief | The shape of the physical landscape.
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| Lowland | An area of land that is below 200 metres in height. (Green on a map).
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| Mountain | A landform often with steep sides that is above 400 metres in height.
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| Hill | An area of land that is above 200 metres but below 400 metres.
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| Gap | A low area between two areas of upland.
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| Plateau | An upland area with steep sides and a fairly flat top.
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| Ridge | A long narrow area of upland with steep sides falling away from it.
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| Drainage | Refers to the ways that water flows in the landscape.
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| Communications | Refers to roads
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| Bridging points | Locations where bridges are built.
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| Settlement | A place where people live.
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| Ancient | This settlement is no longer occupied.
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| Burial sites | Megalithic tombs-dolmens-cairns-mounds-barrows-graveyards-ogham stones-standing stones.
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| Defence | Ring forts-crannógs-lios-forts-round towers-motte and bailey-castles.
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| Worship/religion | Stone circles-Bullaun stones-holy wells-cill-churches-friaries-abbeys-high crosses.
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| Altitude | The height above sea level.
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| Aspect | The direction in which a settlement faces.
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| South facing | These slopes attract settlement because they get more sunshine.
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| Nucleated | Houses are grouped together.
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| Linear | Ribboned settlement with houses built in a line along a road.
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| Dispersed | Individual houses are scattered around the countryside in a random pattern.
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| Urban | Refers to towns and cities and large villages.
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| Route focus | Where a number of roads meet.
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| Function | Refers to the services and activities that a town provides for the people who live or work nearby.
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| Coniferous forests | Planted on upland slopes. Help to prevent soil erosion. Also planted on poorly drained lowland areas.
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| Natural woodland | Deciduous trees. Associated with country estates and demesnes.
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| Agriculture | The main landuse in Ireland.
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| Bogs | Found on very flat land-does not have much settlement-may be planted with coniferous forests.
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| Áth | Crossing point of a river.
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| Cnoc | Hill
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| Carraig | Rock
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| Gleann | Valley
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| Loch | Lake
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| Trá | Beach.
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| Baile | Small town/townland.
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| Cill | Church
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| Fort | Dún-Lios-Rath.
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