Outdoor Leader Training
Map and Compass
Rank Requirements
Second Class
a. Demonstrate how a compass works and how to orient a map. Explain what map symbols mean.
b. Using a compass and a map together,take a 5-mile hike (or 10 miles by bike) approved by your adult leader and your parent or guardian.
First Class
Demonstrate how to find directions during the day and at night without using a compass. Using a compass, complete an orienteering course that covers at least one mile and requires measuring the height and/or width of designated items (tree, tower, canyon, ditch, etc.)
Equipment Required
Compass
Ruler
Topographic Map
Maps and Compass Test
1. Name the parts of the compass shown at the right.
A.______B. ______
C.______D.______
2.When you orient a map, what are you doing ?
______
- What do the following colors on a map mean?
Color / Meaning
Green
White
Blue
Black
Brown
4. Using the map on the back and your compass and ruler answer the following:
A.What is the distance between marker 8 and marker 10 ?______
B.What bearing a would you take to go from 8 to 10 ?______
C.How high is marker 19 ?______
DWhat marker is on Longitude 411 ?______
E.What marker is on Latitude 3704 ?______
F.What marker is 20 and 1,600 feet from marker 7 ?______
5.Using the map and your compass and ruler lay out a course to go from marker 3 to marker 10 (there is no marker 5, skip marker 9).
Start at 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10Direction
Distance
6.Describe one method for measuring the width of a stream or the height of a tree.
______
Portion of the Papago Park Orienteering Course
To be used with the Map Test
1 inch = 250 Feet, Contour levels 2 ft and 10 feet
Maps and Compass Test
ANSWER KEY
1. Name the parts of the compass shown at the right.
A.Compass Housing___B. Direction Arrow_____
C.Compass Needle____D.Orienting Arrow_____
2.When you orient a map, what are you doing ?
Turning the map until the North (Magnetic North) declination on the map aligns with North on the compass. Visually,___ references points you see will line up with the map.______
- What do the following colors on a map mean?
Color / Meaning
Green / Forests, trees, woodlands, etc.
White / Clear areas, Fields, Meadows, open country, etc.
Blue / Lakes, Rivers, Streams. etc.
Black / Man made objects, Schools, Trails, Roads
Brown / Contour Lines
4. Using the map on the back and your compass and ruler answer the following:
A.What is the distance between marker 8 and marker 10 ?_____500 ft._____
B.What bearing a would you take to go from 8 to 10 ?______60______
C.How high is marker 19 ?_1,310 - 1,320 ft._
DWhat marker is on Longitude 411 ?______10______
E.What marker is on Latitude 3704 ?______20______
F.What marker is 20 and 1,600 feet from marker 7 ?______3______
5.Using the map and your compass and ruler lay out a course to go from marker 3 to marker 10 (there is no marker 5, skip marker 9).
Start at 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10Direction / 160 / 94 / 147 / 125 / 50
Distance / 500 ft. / 600 ft. / 850 ft. / 350 ft. / 500 ft.
6.Describe one method for measuring the width of a stream or the height of a tree.
Have a scout whose height you know, stand against the tree. Take a stick about 1 to 2 ft long and back up from the scout while holding the stick up until the stick seems to be as big as the scout. From where you are standing, move the stick up the tree and count how many lengths of the stick it takes to reach the top. Multiply by the height of the scout.
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