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Height and relief: contours, spot heights and cross-sections

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  • 11 questions
  • 27 marks
  • about 30 minutes
  • marked instantly

Question types: multiple choice, true or false, label the diagram, short answer, fill the gap.

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What does a contour line on a map join?

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About this resource

Pupils read exact heights from spot heights and height ranges from contour lines, then use the contour pattern to understand slope and sketch a simple cross-section.

15 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. Teach — Contours, Spot Heights And Spacing
  5. I Do — Carrow Beacon's Exact Height
  6. Poll
  7. We Do — The Inland Hill's Height Range
  8. Task — Find Three More Heights
  9. Teach — How To Draw A Cross-Section
  10. Task — Sketch A Cross-Section With Heights
  11. Task — Explain The Contour Pattern
  12. Self-Check
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