Preparatory Map Skills
The nature of maps.
The use of 1:25 000 Explorer, 1:50 000 Landranger or the relevant maps in Northern Ireland and abroad.
Map direction.
Scale and distance, measuring distance, distance and time.
Conventional signs
Marginal information.
Grid references.
A simple introduction to contours and gradient.
The ability to give a verbal description of a route linking two places from the map.
Practical Map Skills
Setting the map.
Locating position from the map.
Determining geographical direction and direction of travel from the map.
Checking the direction of paths using the set map.
Identifying features in the countryside by using the map.
Locating features marked on the map in the countryside.
Planning a route, preparing a simple route card.
Following a planned route. |
