Map and Compass

Academic and Sports Program

 

Requirements:

 

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1. Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on the map

2. Explain how a compass works.

3. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the route you take to get to a place that you often visit.

Pin

Earn the Map and Compass belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Define cartography.

2. Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning.

3. Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned.

4. Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin.

5. Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and show them on a map or globe.

6. Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west.

7. Study a blank map of the United States of America. Label your state, and the states that share its boundary lines.

8. In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it.

9. Show how to measure distances, using a scale on a map legend.

10. Measure your pace. Then layout a simple compass course for your den to try.

11. Using a road map, determine how many miles it is between two major cities or familiar destinations.

12. Explain what the different map colors can mean on a map.