You will need an OS Map of the Castleton area. These are available as exam extracts. We obtained ours from the 1998 MEG GCSE Exams Paper 3 & 4. This also came with a photograph of the Blue Circle cement works nearby, and a partially completed cross section running across the valley of the River Noe.
This map is also available in several textbooks, including an OS Map skills book we use, and a more recent book called 'Investigating Geography A'.
1. If you were to say to someone, "oh well, I live in Hope", in which square would you live ?
2. If you were to live in Hope, but work in Castleton, which direction would you travel as you went to work.
3. Using map evidence, suggest where you might find particular types of employment in the area shown on the map. Provide a 6 figure reference for a place where it would take place, e.g: farming at 143835. You need to suggest at least 6 different types of jobs.
4. How far is Hope Railway station from the tourist information centre in Castleton:
a) in a straight line
b) along the road
5. Assume you can walk at a pace of 3km per hour. How long would it take to walk along the footpath from the viewpoint at the top of Hollins Cross (1384) to the summit of Lose Hill (1585)
6. What can be found at the following locations:
a) 186828
b) 167823
c) 151826
d) 133832
7. Give the 6 figure references of the following places:
a) The Tourist information centre in Castleton
b) The public toilets in Bradwell
c) Castleton Post Office
d) Hope College
8. Which grid square contains the highest point: 1382 or 1384 ?
9. How do you know that the view from Hollins Cross would be worth the climb ?
10. Provide at least 5 examples of tourist attractions in and around the settlement of Castleton.
11. Name 2 rivers which flow across the area shown on the map.
12. Draw a sketch section between points X________________________Y on the map.
13. If you were to go to the area shown on the map, suggest what the major land uses would be.
14. Which long distance footpath crosses the area shown on the map
15. What evidence is there that mining has been carried out in this area for many years ?
16. Somewhere on the map are places which match the answers to the cryptic clues: try to work them out and write down the place and its grid reference:
a) a farm animal down a hole
b) don't spit as you cross the river
c) go to the top and you'll be victorious
d) a Norse god owns this hole in the ground