Why is it important to know how to

What are contour lines?

read contour lines when riding?

Lines on a map that show how high

So you know how steep (gradient) of
land is & how steep
the land is

What are the vertical grid lines on a

Which are the most commonly used map called?
scale maps for riding?

1:25 000 1:50 000

Northings

What are the horizontal lines on a

map called? Describe the map symbol that shows
a church with a tower?

Black square with a cross on top

Eastings

On a 1:50 000 scale map, what

Where does the coloured end of a
colour are bridleway & footpath
compass needle always point to?
symbols?

Magnetic North
Pink
On a 1:25 000 scale map, what colour are
bridleway & footpath symbols?
Describe the OS map symbol for a
footbridge over a river

2 narrow, parallel black lines over a

thick blue line
Green

How many degrees are there on a

What colour are motorways on a map?
compass?

Blue 360

When writing a grid reference, do you

Grid references are written as how write the Eastings or Northings first?
many numbers?

4 or 6
Eastings

Which direction would you be going in

Which compass point is at a bearing of
if you walked at a compass bearing of
315 degrees?
90 degrees?

North-west
East