Revision Checklist for Geographical Skills

Checklist for revision Understand Need more Do not

and know it revision understand-
Must revise
I can use 4 and 6 figure grid references ( give and find a reference)
I can give directions using an 8 point compass
I can use a map key to find out what various symbols, lines and colours
mean on a map
I can give a bearing using a compass direction and protractor angle
I can measure distances on a map using the scale line
I can translate the scale of a feature on a map using the scale line
I can use contour lines and spot heights to identify height on a map
I can give evidence from the map to describe different landscapes and
features (rivers, coastal areas, mountains)
I can describe the type of land use in an area ( e.g. settlement, agriculture,
industry)
I can describe the pattern of a settlement by looking at it on a map
I can give reasons why a settlement was located on a certain site using the
map
I can describe a settlements function by looking at a map
I can use a map to create a basic sketch map of my own
I can describe the physical and human features shown in a photograph
I can read and plot information onto any of the following type of graphs
- line graphs, bar graphs, histograms, flow diagrams, wind rose diagrams,
scatter graphs, pie graphs, triangular graphs, radial graphs ( star
diagrams)