A | B |
Relief | Shape of the land |
Convex Slope | Gentle at the top, steep at the bottom of the slope |
Concave Slope | Gentle at the bottom and steep at the top of the slope |
Uniform Slope | Contours evenly spaced apart |
Plateau | Flat land on top of a hill |
Steep Slope | Contours close together |
Gentle Slope | Contours far apart |
Contour Line | Joins places of the same height |
Spot Height | Point on OS Map where exact height is given |
Physical landscape | Natural Scenery |
Human landscape | Man-made scenery |
CBD | Central Business District |
Industrial Area | Railway sidings, wks, spoil heaps, chimneys |
City Centres | Main stations, town hall, many churches |
Housing area | Schools, churches, hospitals, lots of small streets |
Tourism | Tourist Information, attractions, accommodation, activities |
Farmland | Fm, Orchards, Greenhouses, plain white areas |
1 : 50,000 | Scale of map- reduced everything by 1/50,000th |
Map | Drawing of Earth's Surface, viewed from above |
Plan | Type of map of a small area |