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2. 1 Q. Look at these two maps of Bristol. Which do you think is the oldest and why do you think this? A. The bottom map is the oldest. 1866 1946 We can tell this because there has been more growth in the north and west of the city in the top map. Historical Ordnance Survey maps from Wikimedia Commons

3. 2 Q. This is an OS map of Catstye Cam and Helvellyn in the Lake District taken in 1925. Is the current OS map likely to be similar or different? Why is this? A. This map shows a glaciated landscape with no settlements. It is unlikely to have changed noticeably as it takes thousands of years for this landscape to form and change. Historical Ordnance Survey maps from Wikimedia Commons

4. 3 Q. One of these cities names means ‘Pool or creek with thick or muddy water’. Can you guess from the two maps which city it is? Liverpool Manchester A. Liverpool means ‘pool or creek with thick or muddy water’. You can see the ‘pool’ clearly on the map. Historical Ordnance Survey maps from Wikimedia Commons

5. 4 Q. This is a map from the 1930s showing a famous landmark which looks very different today. Do you know what it is? A. This is the site of Heathrow airport which was built in 1946 Historical Ordnance Survey maps from Wikimedia Commons

6. 5 Q. What archaeology can you see in the landscape? A. This is a white horse, carved into the chalk hills of Uffington, Oxfordshire. It dates from about 1000 BC. Image by Flickr user superdove and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. superdove

7. 6 Q. Can you guess what this site was used for? A. This patch of ground is thought to be a slag heap from a medieval bloomery (iron smelting site). The black object is a piece of slag (waste material) which was found in the nearby bracken. This is a really tricky question and worth 2 points! Images by Flickr user Earthwatcher and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.Earthwatcher

8. 7 Q. What archaeology can you see in this landscape? A. This is a hill fort in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire. In the Iron Age (700BC to 43AD) this area would have been a defensive site for a settlement for 400 – 500 years. Images by Flickr user Cross Duck and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.Cross Duck

9. 8 Q. What archaeology can you see in the landscape? A. This is the Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester. The photo is taken from the centre of the arena looking out towards the curved mounds. Images by Flickr user Liminae and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence.Liminae

10. 9 Q. This map shows the River Severn. Today there are two road bridges which cross the river but this map from 1946 shows that something else crossed the river at this time. What was it? A. A railway crossed the River Severn. There was a station on the northern bank called ‘Severn Bridge station’. Historical Ordnance Survey maps from Wikimedia Commons