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Features of an OS map

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I can use a key on an OS map to identify features and landforms.

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OS maps use symbols to show human and physical features. A key is used to explain what each symbol represents. The details around the outside of the OS map give locational information such as the three norths. Symbols differ between a 1:25 000 and 1:50 000 map.

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