NAME: __________________________ DATE: ___________________________ NAME OF LOCALITY: ______________________________________________________________________ OS MAP SHEET No: ______________
	1 THE VIEW FROM THE NEEDLES OLD BATTERY   • Describe what you can see (the landscape, the seascape, settlements and features) when     you face each of the 4 main compass directions; identify as many as you can on your map.   • Make a note of the season, weather and time.   • Look for boats & ships on the sea. Are they cargo, passenger, working or pleasure boats?     Make a list of all the boats you see and their type.
			2 THE LIGHTHOUSE     • Describe and sketch the       Needles Lighthouse and rocks.     • Why do you think the       lighthouse is situated where       it is?     • Consider and compare other       possible sites.
			4 THE CLIFFS   About 60 million years ago, the flat   seabed - buckled   by   incredible   forces - thrust upwards and formed   the Isle of Wight. The chalk layer   formed these towering vertical cliffs.
	3 THE SCENERY   The Needles are one of the most famous   landmarks of the British Isles. Each year, more   than half a million tourists come to see this   dramatic and exciting area, which is now cared   for by the National Trust.     • Identify evidence to show how humans have       effected this area, and how the environment has       influenced human activity.     • Why  do  you  think  so  many  people  visit       The Needles?     • Suggest improvements or changes you would       make to this area.		• Look for evidence to show how       the sea and the weather has       effected and changed (eroded)       these rocks and shaped the       coastline.     • Look further and, using your map,       identify similar chalk features       (cliff and downland) on the Dorset       coastline (to the West) and on       the Island (to the East).