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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAP & COMPASS ACADEMICS 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. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAP & COMPASS ACADEMICS PIN Earn the Map & 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.
