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

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

2.Define cartography.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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