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Question Bank (F.1) New Added Questions @ 2010Section 1 How do we know where we are?

Section 1 How do we know where we are?

Data Based Questions

|!|ED11026|!|

Study the figure below and match the conventional signs with grid references. (6 marks)

Conventional sign Grid reference

a. Signal station □ (i) 328108

b. Mosque □ (ii) 338108

c. Temple □ (iii) 322114

d. Antiquity □ (iv) 340125

e. Post office □ (v) 328122

f. Hospital □ (vi) 334118

Marks: ______/6

##a. (iii); b. (vi); c. (ii); d. (i); e. (v); f. (iv)##

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|!|ED11027|!|

Study the map below and answer the following questions.

(a) Identify the following statements whether they are correct or not. (*Delete incorrect answers)

(3 marks)

(i) The scale of the figure above is a linear scale. True / False

(ii) The market is located at 265° of the school. True / False

(iii) The straight distance between the sports ground

and the school is over 200 m.True / False

(b) What is the direction of the following buildings from the community centre? (3 marks)

(i) Fire station _______________ (whole circle bearing)

(ii) School _______________ (compass point)

(ii) Market _______________ (reduced bearing)

Marks: ______/6

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(a) (i) True; (ii) False; (iii) False

(b) (i) 122º (±2°); (ii) SSE; (iii) S51ºW (±2°)

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|!|ED11028|!|

Study the figure below and answer the following questions.

(a) Fill in the blanks. (2 marks)

(i) The figure above is a vertical __________________________________.

(ii) The figure above shows ______________ information than a map.

(b) Can we locate a building by using the figure above? Why or why not? (2 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/4

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(a) (i) aerial photo; (ii) less

(b) Sometimes we can if we are familiar with the environment. However, it shows less information

than a map and the features are not labelled. So, it is not very common in locating a building.

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|!|ED11029|!|

Study the map carefully and answer the following questions. (7 marks)

(a) The fire station is located in grid square ____________.

(b) The post office is located in grid square ____________.

(c) _________________ can be found in 1248.

(d) ___________________________ can be found in 1151.

(e) __________________, ______________________________________ and

____________________ can be found in the east of grid line 14.

Marks: ______/7

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(a) 1050

(b) 1549

(c) Library

(d) Sports ground

(e) School; declared monument; post office

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|!|ED11030|!|

Below is the map of Hong Kong Wetland Park. Study the map carefully and answer the following

questions.

(a) What are the horizontal and vertical lines in the map respectively? (2 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(b) Write the correct answers in the appropriate boxes. (3 marks)

Facility Grid reference

Pui Pui’s home

Mudflat Hide

301822

(c) Fill in the blanks. (4 marks)



(i) Mudflat Hide is ___________ m away from Riverside Hide.

(ii) The Hong Kong Wetland Park is located at ______________ (compass point) from Mai Po

Nature Reserve.

(iii) Wetland Discovery Centre is located at ______________ (whole-circle bearing) from the

ticket office.

(iv) Mangrove Boardwalk is ___________ m long.

Marks: ______/9

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(a) The horizontal lines are called northings and the vertical lines are called eastings.

(b)

Facility Grid reference

Pui Pui’s home 300824

Mudflat hide 304833

Ticket office 301822

(c) (i) 90.2 (±4.4)

(ii) SW

(iii) 36° (±2°)

(iv) 52.8 (±4.4)

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|!|ED11031|!|

Study the figure below which shows Penny’s room and answer the following questions.

(a) What is the figure above? (1 mark)

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(b) Measure the width and length of the following objects. (6 marks)

Object Width (cm) Length (cm)

Bookcase

Desk

Bed

(c) What is the total area of Penny’s room? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(d) What is the surface area of the carpet? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/9

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(a) It is a plan.

(b)

Object Width (cm) Length (cm)

Bookcase 80 40

Desk 100 60

Bed 110 200

(c) 83 200 cm2 or 8.32 m2

(d) 4 000 cm2 (±200 cm2)

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|!|ED11032|!|

Study the figure below and answer the following questions.



1: 5 000

(a) Fill in the blanks. (3 marks)

(i) The Centre is located at ____________ (whole circle bearing) from the IFC.

(ii) The General Post Office is located at ____________ (compass point) from the headquarters

of HSBC.

(iii) The Legislative Council Building is located at ____________ (reduced bearing) from the

St. Paul’s Church.

(b) Measure the distance between the two buildings. (2 marks)

(i) The Legislative Council Building and the General Post Office ____________

(ii) The headquarters of HSBC and the IFC ____________

(c) (i) Circle the J1 and B2 exits of the MTR station on the map. (1 mark)

(ii) What is the shortest walking distance between the two exits above? (1 mark)

________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/7

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(a) (i) 259°(±2°) (ii) north (iii) N73°E (±2°)

(b) (i) 295m (±10 m) (ii) 540 m (±10 m)



(c) (i)

1: 5 000

(ii) 470m (±10 m)

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|!|ED11033|!|

Below is a map of a farm. Study carefully and answer the following questions.



(a) What is the linear scale of the map above? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(b) What is the parameter of the abandoned land? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(c) Calculate the areas of the following features. (2 marks)

(i) Area of the farm: ________________ km2

(ii) Area of the farmhouse: ________________ km2

(d) Fill in the blanks. (2 marks)

The farm uses _________ km2 of land to plant wheat. It occupies _________% of the total area

of the farm.

Marks: ______/6

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(a) 1: 50 000

(b) 4 500 m

(c) (i) 8.26 (±0.01)

(ii) 0.1625 (±0.01)

(d) 4.2775 (±0.01); 51.8%

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|!|ED11034|!|

Study the map below and answer the following five questions. (5 marks)

(a) What is the direction of the BBQ site no.8 from the BBQ site no.5?

A. 70º

B. 115º

C. 250º



D. 340º

□(b) What is the direction of the BBQ site no.4 from the BBQ site no.2?

A. N45ºW

B. 0º

C. Northeast

D. South

□(c) What is the distance between the visitor centre and the country park management centre?

A. 50 m

B. 100 m

C. 150 m

D. 200 m

□(d) What is the walking distance between the country park management centre and the BBQ site

no.1?

A. 320 m

B. 470 m

C. 540 m

D. 600 m

□(e) What is the total length of the Pineapple Dam Nature Trail shown in the map above?

A. 760 m

B. 580 m

C. 960 m

D. 1 250 m

□Marks: ______/5

##(a) A；(b) D；(c) C；(d) B；(e) A##

|!|ED11035|!|

Study the figure below and answer the following four questions. (4 marks)



(a) What is the direction of the coffee shop from the candy shop?

A. N45ºE

B. N45ºW

C. S45ºE

D. S45ºW

□(b) What is the direction of the candy shop from the laundry?

A. 36º

B. 126º

C. 222º

D. 309º

□(c) What is the direction of the flower shop from the cafe?

A. 239º

B. 121º

C. S59ºW

D. SSE

□(d) What is the direction of the laundry from the flower shop?

A. ESE

B. N

C. NW

D. SSW

Marks: ______/4

##(a) D; (b) D; (c) B; (d) B##



|!|ED11036|!|

Study the figure below and answer the following seven questions. (7 marks)

(a) What is the R.F. of the map?

A. 1:100 000

B. 1:10 000

C. 1:1 000

D. 1:100

□(b) What is the grid reference of the pavilion?

A. 277652

B. 293644

C. 275643

D. 250631

□(c) What is the distance between the barbecue site and the camp site?

A. About 340 m

B. About 0.65 km

C. About 520 km

D. About 1.2 km

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(d) What is direction of the bus station from the farm?

A. ESE

B. S20ºW

C. N70ºW

D. 340º

□(e) What is the whole circle bearing of the pavilion from the barbecue site?

A. 59º

B. 165º

C. 237º

D. 292º

□(f) What is the length of the river from A to B?

A. 43 m

B. 860 m

C. 0.43 km

D. 8.6 km

□(g) Sammy is located at 291632. He walks 400 m towards N50º E, and then walks 300 m towards

318º. Where is Sammy now?

A. 262035

B. Bus station

C. Camp site

D. Barbecue site

□Marks: ______/7

##(a) B; (b) C; (c) B; (d) D; (e) C; (f) B; (g) D##



|!|ED11037|!|

Study the figure below and answer the following two questions.

(a) Write down the correct numbers of grid lines in the figure above. (4 marks)

(b) Write down the grid squares of all spiders in the figure. (7 marks)

______________________________________________________________________________

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Marks: ______/11

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(a)

(b) 0774, 0876, 0979, 1077, 1275, 1373, 1378

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|!|ED11038|!|

Study the map (1: 20 000) carefully and answer the following questions.



(a) What features can be found in grid square 1075? Name three of them. (3 marks)

______________________________________________________________________________

(b) Write down the grid references of the following features. (4 marks)

Feature Grid reference

(i) Spot height 495 of Lion Rock

(ii) Che Kung Miu

(iii) Church in Sun Tin Wai Estate

(iv) Post office in Sun Chui Estate



(c) What is the direction of Che Kung Miu from the museum (101772)? (3 marks)

Compass point Whole circle bearing Reduced bearing

(d) Measure the straight line distance between the two features. (3 marks)

(i) Che Kung Miu and the temple in Tsz Wan Shan (115746): _________________

(ii) Che Kung Miu and the clinic in Tai Wai (100773): _________________

(e) (i) Measure the length of the three routes. (3 marks)

Route A Route B Route C

(ii) Which one is the longest? (1 mark)

_________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/17

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(a) Woodland, footpath, rivers, country park (Any 3)

(b) (i) 103746

(ii) 099768

(iii) 102765

(iv) 097764

(c)

Compass point Whole circle bearing Reduced bearing

SSW 206º(±2º) S26ºW(±2º)

(d) (i) 2 760 m (±40 m)

(ii) 540 m (±40 m)

(e) (i)

Route A Route B Route C

3 280m (±40 m) 2 700 m (±40 m) 1 100 m (±40 m)

(ii) Route A

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|!|ED11039|!|




(a) Identify the values of X and Y. (2 marks)

X: _____________

Y: _____________

(b) What is the statement scale of the map above? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(c) What is the grid references of A, B and C in the map? (3 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(d) What buildings can be found in area north of the grid line 88? Name three of them. (3 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(e) (i) What is the whole circle bearing of point B from the post office? (1 mark)

________________________________________________________________________



(ii) What is the reduced bearing of point C from the toilet? (1 mark)

________________________________________________________________________

(iii) What is the compass point of point A from the church? (1 mark)

________________________________________________________________________

(f) What is the size of the sports ground? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/13

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(a) X: 19; Y: 89

(b) 1 cm represents 50 m

(c) A: 176870; B: 193891; C: 190875

(d) Sports ground / police station / clinic / church / post office / declared monument / trigonometric

station (Any 3)

(e) (i) 14°(±2°)

(ii) S77°E(±2°)

(iii) SSW

(f) 5 700 m2 (±50 m2)

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|!|ED11040|!|

Below is a map of Tuen Mun (1:5 000). Study carefully and answer the following questions.



(a) What buildings can be found in area east of the line 12? Put a tick in the appropriate boxes and

write down their total numbers. (10 marks)

Building No. Building No.

Car park Community centre

Pavilion Police station

School Swimming pool

Fire station Sports ground

Cinema Park

(b) What is the distance between the mini-bus station in Tuen Mun Plaza (1292) and the pavilion

near Yan Oi Tong (1293)? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(c) What is the distance between the two toilets in grid square 1192? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(d) What is the direction of the fire station (1192) from the school (1193)? (3 marks)

(i) Reduced bearing: __________________________

(ii) Whole circle bearing: __________________________

(iii) Compass point: ________________________

(e) What is the surface area of Tuen Mun Station? (1 mark)

_____________________________________________________________________________



(f) Which map should Michael use, 1: 5 000 or 1: 20 000, if he wants to know more detailed

information about Tuen Mun? Why? (3 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/19

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(a)Building Number Building Number

Car park 7 Community centre 1

Pavilion 2 Police station

School Swimming pool 1

Fire station Sports ground 1

Cinema 1 Park 3

(b) 380 m (±10 m)

(c) 225 m (±10 m)

(d) (i) S57ºW(±2°)

(ii) 237º(±2°)

(iii) WSW

(e) 18 500 m2 (±100 m2)

(f) 1: 5 000 / Because the actual features in Tuen Mun is less reduced in a large-scale map.

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|!|ED11041|!|




(a) What are the directions of the following features from the pier? (3 marks)

Settlement Store Camp site

Direction from the pier

(whole circle bearing)

(b) What are the distances between the following features and the lake? (3 marks)

Pier Church Bridge

Distance from the lake

(c) Mark is located at the pier and wants to meet his friends in the camp site. Tell him how to go to

the camp site by finishing the following passage. (2 marks)

Firstly, walk 660 m at _____________ (reduced bearing). After arriving at a

store, walk ____________ m at 256°. Then, you will reach the camp site.



(d) (i) Maggie gets lost! Study her description carefully and locate her in the map above.

(2 marks)

When I left the settlement, I walked 390 m toward S20°W. I saw a

beautiful lake. Then, I walked 300 m toward 225° and went into a forest. I

don’t know where am I now.

(ii) How far is Maggie away from the pier? (1 mark)

_________________________________________________________________________

(iii) Finish the following paragraph to teach Maggie to leave the forest and go to the pier.

(1 mark)

Walk ____________ m toward 107° first, you will be at the store. Then,

walk about 10 minutes toward N15°E, you will see the pier.

Marks: ______/12

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(a)

Settlement Store Camp site

Direction from the

pier

(whole circle bearing)

286°(±2°) 210°(±2°) 234°(±2°)

(b)

Pier Church Bridge

Distance from the

lake945 m (±30 m) 870 m (±30 m) 615 m (±30 m)

(c) S30°W(±2°); 720(±30)

(d) (i)



(ii) 1 140 m (±30 m)

(iii) 780 (±30)

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|!|ED11042|!|


(a) Write down the grid squares of the following facilities. (3 marks)

Seesaw Slide Swing

(b) Write down the grid square of all toilets. (3 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(c) What recreational activity (ies) is suitable in grid square 4802? (2 marks)

_____________________________________________________________________________

(d) Measure the actual distance between the following facilities: (3 marks)

(i) The slide and fountain in grid square 5003

________________________________________________________________________

(ii) The Koi pond and garden in grid square 4903

________________________________________________________________________

(iii) The aviary and seesaw

________________________________________________________________________



(e) Measure the surface area of the following buildings: (2 marks)

(i) The square

________________________________________________________________________

(ii) Sand pit

________________________________________________________________________

Marks: ______/13

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(a)

Seesaw Slide Swing

5005 4904 5105

(b) 4803, 4905 and 5102

(c) Bird and flower viewing

(d) (i) 140 m (±8 m)

(ii) 88 m (±8 m)

(iii) 380 m (±8 m)

(e) (i) 10 752 m2 (±64 m2)

(ii) 4 350 m2 (±100 m2)

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