Something vertical stands upright or points upwards from the ground.

Something horizontal is parallel to the ground.

Pasture is land, with grass and other low plants, suitable for livestock to graze on.

Agriculture is the science and practice of cultivating soil and farming.

Using grid references to identify land use

Geography

The idea of land use is developed in more depth in 'Settlements: Where do people live and why?' where pupils will look at settlement patterns and make links between human and physical landscapes.

This unit builds on 'Local area: Why is (our place) special?' and other previous locality studies to develop pupils' ideas of features and the patterns of land use in the local area, and more widely in the UK, consolidating and developing what was learnt about the UK in 'The UK: What kind of place is is?'.

Land use: how diverse are local and UK landscapes?

The horizontal blues lines on an Ordnance Survey map are called ...

The vertical blue lines on an Ordnance Survey map are called ...

Order these instructions to find a four digit grid reference.

What is the grid reference of St Mary's Island and lighthouse?

What is the grid reference of the caravan park?

What is the main land use of grid square 3473?

Which land use type can be seen in this image?

form in upland areas with wet and waterlogged conditions

purple heather and low-growing shrubs found in higher areas

Match the land use type with their definition.

What is the main type of land use in the UK?

How much of the land in the UK is used for agriculture?

Starter Quiz