How can maps at a variety of scales be used to describe the location of places?
• What is the meaning of the terms ‘site’ and ‘situation’? • How can maps be used to investigate and understand the site and situation characteristics of a location? Key concepts: Place Space Scale How can maps at a variety of scales be used to describe the location of places? The National Curriculum for Geography requires students to be able to use a variety of resources and this includes a variety of maps at different scales. When describing the location of a place, students need to be able to include information at a national, regional, local and immediate scale. The Ordnance Survey is Great Britain’s national mapping agency, providing the most up-to-date and accurate geographical maps of the country. The ‘Get-a-map service’ allows an individual to search for and download maps for particular places, postcodes or grid references. The map produced is of a small area, but can be ‘zoomed’ in or out to obtain different scales. The starter activity for this lesson requires students to int
