MAPWORK SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY
MAPWORK SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY
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Regardless of the level you are studying in Geography being able to identify key features and areas on the map is a vital skill. For National 4 level or giving the location of large features you need to be able to use 4-figure grid references, for National 5 and Higher you need to be able to use 6-figure grid references to identify smaller features on the map.
4-figure grid references:
Once you spot a feature you want to give map evidence for (in this case it is a church) to give the four-figure grid reference for the box simply look at the reference for the left-hand side of the box first, i.e. 04, then look at the line at the bottom of the box, i.e. 12; so for this example the four-figure grid reference for the area with the church in it is 0412.
6-figure grid references:
An easy way to start with six-figure grid a reference is to work out the four-figure reference first, which from above we know is 0412.
Once you have done this you need to divide the square up into tenths in your head (from 0-9) from left to right and then again from the bottom to the top as shown in the diagrams to the right. This will give you the figures to add to the four-figure grid reference to make it six-figure and therefore more accurate.
For this example, the church is found four-figure grid reference 0412, Or six-figure grid reference 045128.
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