{"id":939,"date":"2023-09-01T13:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.com\/?p=931"},"modified":"2023-09-01T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:45:20","slug":"931-6-inch-map-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w2.geleleger.nl\/rhcuk-931-6-inch-map-legend-esknvp\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Inch Map Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"387480d42754320bb6f0e83bf7886d44\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : '4a1f1119f949a4af74d56b8a3af8b867',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 250,\r\n\t\t'width' : 300,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\tdocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http' + (location.protocol === 'https:' ? 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What is the ground distance in feet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure> \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kgs.ku.edu\/General\/Geology\/County\/gifs\/statemap_legend_web.jpg\" alt=\"KGS--Geologic Map--Riley\" style=\"width: 100%; padding: 5px; background-color: grey;\"><figcaption>KGS&#8211;Geologic Map&#8211;Riley (Angel Hampton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> \t \t<strong>6 Inch Map Legend<\/strong>. <strong>United States Counties Road Map USA. These maps were collected in the State Paper Office, and were subsequently placed in the Public Record Office Library. Public rights of way shown on OS maps have been taken from local authority definitive maps and later amendments. This Activity gives students practice with map legends, the compass ross and reading maps. The Ordnance Survey six-inch maps record most man-made and natural features in the landscape.<\/strong> 6 Inch Map Legend. <\/p>\n<h3>Scales &amp; Series The following are examples of maps of differing scale.<\/h3>\n<p>Caution The first two methods of indicating map distance would be ineffective if the map is reproduced by a method such as photocopying with the size of the map modified (zoomed in or reduced).<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.nls.uk\/os\/6inch-2nd-and-later\/img\/scotland_1930.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.nls.uk\/os\/6inch-2nd-and-later\/img\/scotland_1930.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.V8nyXLqv5Ej3facfg2--kwHaKS&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Ordnance Survey Maps Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892 &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/village.eversholt.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1947-Tingrith-six-inch-map-1024x792.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/village.eversholt.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/1947-Tingrith-six-inch-map-1024x792.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.tP4WCjJj49j4ZUtSuCkiWAHaFu&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>19xx Six Inch Maps &#8211; Eversholt2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapcruzin.com\/free-maps-iraq\/iraq_legend_1970.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mapcruzin.com\/free-maps-iraq\/iraq_legend_1970.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.9AmBW0DA2-IpLBY8P49uAQHaHa&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Earth Science for Everyone: How to read a contour map<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geopostings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/legendSIMPLE.gif?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geopostings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/legendSIMPLE.gif?ssl=1\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.7I5Lg4qR_MRbxV5JPJha5gHaEP&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Between the Lines with Map Legends &#8211; GEOPOSTINGS<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/help.gaiagps.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360043198034\/geologic-map-legend.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.gaiagps.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/360043198034\/geologic-map-legend.png\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse1.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.8ju01FNLzt-D29N2M5Bj3QHaF5&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Map Legends &#8211; Gaia GPS<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/images-0.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/271115477037\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-0.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/271115477037\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.explicit.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.-cq3RtIwU0zjJP9bkB6QUwAAAA&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Wigtownshire Sheet XXX.SE &#8211; OS 6 Inch map<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/images-2.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/526004095624\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-2.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/526004095624\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.tdaEduj48wr_kMphxFDN5wAAAA&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Carmarthenshire XXVI.SE &#8211; OS Six-Inch Map<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/deriv.nls.uk\/dcn3\/7442\/74426944.3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deriv.nls.uk\/dcn3\/7442\/74426944.3.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.AyvvbrKTTw3ezzBWJLKp8AHaFJ&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Haddingtonshire, Sheet 12 &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2294\/2152347521_aa713a2acd_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2294\/2152347521_aa713a2acd_b.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.j2K3S3wAtqdpIlgDORM4egHaKY&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>1:20,000 Topographic Map Legend | The Legend for the 1:20,00\u2026 | Flickr<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: grid;grid-template-columns: auto auto auto; background: #eee; \">\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/images-2.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/359636998996\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images-2.georeferencer.com\/images\/iiif\/359636998996\/full\/,300\/0\/native.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.LvTEyCxXsGVVvioB3ZM4LwAAAA&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Kent LXV.NW &#8211; OS Six-Inch Map<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/f0\/ca\/c5\/f0cac59898e6cdb0d976e324b3fb7634--ancient-symbols-the-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/f0\/ca\/c5\/f0cac59898e6cdb0d976e324b3fb7634--ancient-symbols-the-map.jpg\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.C02ueLy0YicRWm_wzEkm1QHaFa&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>Room 167: Examples of Map Legends and Map Symbols | Map symbols, Map &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 1em;\"> \t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Alexander_Kent2\/publication\/233462562\/figure\/fig6\/AS:299936995397641@1448521960533\/Extract-from-a-Landranger-150-000-map-sheet-showing-part-of-the-legend-through-which.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Alexander_Kent2\/publication\/233462562\/figure\/fig6\/AS:299936995397641@1448521960533\/Extract-from-a-Landranger-150-000-map-sheet-showing-part-of-the-legend-through-which.png\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;this.src='https:\/\/tse4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=OIP.fCm8rfiozuki5LzoybSuHwHaKB&amp;pid=Api';\" style=\"width:100%;margin-top: 8px;vertical-align: middle;\"><\/a> \t\t        <\/p>\n<p>FIGURE 6 Extract from a Landranger 1:50,000 map sheet showing part of &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>6 Inch Map Legend<\/strong>. <strong>This Activity gives students practice with map legends, the compass ross and reading maps. 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