Unit 13: Option G — Urban Environments
Topic 13.5: Synthesis, evaluation and skills Questions
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The table shows a city-centre traffic congestion index over one week. State the evening-peak congestion index recorded on Thursday.
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Using the topographic map of the city of Marisport, identify the feature located in grid square E19 N12.
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A six-figure grid reference is more precise than a four-figure one because it…
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On a 1:50 000 map, one centimetre represents…
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To find the difference between two peaks on a graph you…
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Outline how a geographer would give a six-figure grid reference for a building on a topographic map.
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In a grid reference, the easting is read…
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To give the compass direction from place A to place B you…
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On the Marisport map, state the compass direction travelling from the Harbour station to the Hospital.
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On the Marisport map, the Hospital sits in square 1911, about 4 tenths across and 5 tenths up its grid square. State the six-figure grid reference of the Hospital.
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The topographic map below shows part of the city of Marisport at a scale of 1:50 000.
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Using the same congestion table, calculate the difference between the evening peak on Friday and the evening peak on Wednesday.
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On the 1:50 000 Marisport map, the Hospital and the Ring-road junction are 6 cm apart in a straight line. Estimate the real straight-line distance between them in kilometres.
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The table shows a city-centre traffic congestion index across one week.
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A city's congestion index falls sharply at the weekend and rises to a peak on Friday evening. Suggest two reasons for this weekly pattern.
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