Map & Compass Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:
- Show how to orient a
map. Find three landmarks on the map.
- Explain how a compass
works.
- Draw a map of your
neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the
route you take to get to a place that you
often visit.
Map & Compass Academics Pin
Earn the Map & Compass belt loop, and complete
five of the following requirements:
- Define cartography.
- Make a poster showing
10 map symbols and their meaning.
- Read a book or story
about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell
your den or family what you learned.
- Make a simple compass
with a magnet and pin.
- Explain the
difference between latitude and longitude
and show them on a map or globe.
- Draw a compass rose
for a map. Label north, south, east, and
west.
- Study a blank map of
the United States of America. Label your
state, and the states that share its
boundary lines.
- In the field, show
how to take a compass bearing and how to
follow it.
- 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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09/10/08