OS Symbols basic quiz 1

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Question 1.


What is the "P" circled on the map - Car park, pub, post office, public convenience?
Answer:{P is a Post Office, 3rd photo.
Abbreviations for others are P in a blue square for car park, PH for public house, PC for public convenience,}



Question 2.
A B

1 - 2 Which map goes with which photo?
{Photo A goes with map 1, the line of red crosses and dashes shows a byway.
Photo B goes with map 2, black line with Vs beside it shows pylons.}

Question 3.
What means of transport is allowed on the lines in these maps?
Pedestrian, bicycle, horse, car, boat, train, none of those?
And which photo (1 to 7) goes with which map (A to G)

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

5 - 6 - 7

A Wide blue line, black edges {Car - on motorway, photo 3}

B Wide light blue line with darker blue edges {boat - on canal, photo 5}

C Black line with short lines across it{Train - on light railway, photo 6}

D Alternate black dashes and dots {None - on boundary, photo 1 shows the boundary sign}

E Black line with chevrons {None - on pipeline, photo 2}

F Long red dashes {Horse, bicycle, pedestrian - on bridleway, photo 4}

G Short red dashes{Pedestrian - on public footpath, photo 7}

Question 4.
What's the triangle?
Peak or triangulation pillar? {Triangulation pillar - it may not be at the highest point}
photo

Yacht club or youth hostel? {Youth hostel}
photo

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