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MAP AND COMPASS

MAP AND COMPASS. Learning the Basics. MAP AND COMPASS. Where things are and how to get to them Describe the shape of the land Define and locate natural and man made features Distance between two places Direction from one point to another. Topographic Maps. MAP AND COMPASS.

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MAP AND COMPASS

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  1. MAP AND COMPASS Learning the Basics

  2. MAP AND COMPASS • Where things are and how to get to them • Describe the shape of the land • Define and locate natural and man made features • Distance between two places • Direction from one point to another Topographic Maps

  3. MAP AND COMPASS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SYMBOLS Primary highway Overpass - Underpass Secondary highway Buildings School -- church Light-duty road Woodland Unimproved road Trail Orchard Railroad: single track Scrub Railroad: double track Well water – spring Bridge Rapids Tunnel March (swamp) Falls Footbridge

  4. MAP AND COMPASS Map Problem It’s July. Let’s suppose you’re starting a hike at A and heading for Q. PROBLEM 1. For local information or in case of emergency would you go to B, C, or D? Why? ANSWER 1. C has telephone lines next to it. B is a school and probably closed in summer. D is a cemetery. PROBLEM 2.The Wahootchee River flows NW to SE. To paddle downstream, would it be safer to launch canoes at E or F. Why? ANSWER 2. Launch them at F. The map shows rapids between E and F. PROBLEM 3.Would you cross the river at G or H? Why? ANSWER 3. Use the footbridge at G. H is a railroad bridge. PROBLEM 4. Where would you most likely find firewood – I or U? Why? ANSWER 4. At I. Because I is scrub woods. U is an orchard Problem 5. Which trail would you take – J or K? Why? ANSWER 5. K. J goes through a swamp. PROBLEM 6. Which is the easier way to reach P – Trail L or M? Why? ANSWER 6. The closer contour lines of M show a steeper climb.

  5. MAP AND COMPASS Direction of Travel Arrow Magnifying Glass Dial or Housng Bearing Index Compass needle – Red points North Orienting Arrow North-south lines or orienting lines

  6. MAP AND COMPASS THE SYLVA SYSTEM – Easy as 1-2-3 Point the baseplate to your destination

  7. MAP AND COMPASS THE SYLVA SYSTEM – Easy as 1-2-3 Set Compass Heading

  8. MAP AND COMPASS THE SYLVA SYSTEM – Easy as 1-2-3 Follow Your Heading

  9. MAP AND COMPASS

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