Geography GCSE
Map skills
What Map skills means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Map skills
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Reference: AQA
Matching the changing gradients on the map to the profile's shape to relate a cross-sectional drawing to map features.
Topics that use Map skills
- Cartographic skills (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Annotation
- Cartographic interpretation
- Cartographic skills
- Contour lines
- Contour patterns
- Curved line distance
- Direction
- Fluvial landscapes
Using Map skills in the exam
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