Scout Name: _______________ Patrol: _______________

Exercise: 1
Name Part of the Compass

1. ___________________________

2. ___________________________

3. ___________________________

4. ___________________________

5. ____________________________

6. ____________________________

7. _____________________________

8. _____________________________

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Exercise: 2

Complete the compass rose below with the correct

bearings. Two have been done for you.

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Exercise: 3

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Execise: 4 Worksheet
Use a compass to find the bearings between the checkpoints shown on the
orienteering course on your worksheet in the order given. S is for start and F
is for finish.

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Exercise 5: Write down the following Grid Reference for the
following points

A: _________ B: _________ C: __________ D: __________

P: _________ R:_________ Q: __________

Exercise: 6
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 Calculating Bearings Recall
 Mark the location of these Grid Reference and calculate the Fore Bearing and Back
Bearing between them:
 A:(0210) B:(052103) C:(034137) D:(058153) E:(140132) F:(0811) G:(104090)
H: (082064) I:(1208) J:(092022)

Answer for Exercise 6

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Fore Bearing from A to B: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from B to C: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from C to D: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from D to E: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from E to F: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from F to G: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from G to H: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from H to I: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from I to J: __________________________________
Back Bearing from B to A: __________________________________
Back Bearing from C to B: __________________________________
Back Bearing from D to C: __________________________________
Back Bearing from E to D: __________________________________
Back Bearing from F to E: __________________________________
Back Bearing from G to F: __________________________________
Back Bearing from H to G: __________________________________
Back Bearing from I to H: __________________________________
Back Bearing from J to I: __________________________________

Exercise: 7

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 Mark the location of these Grid Reference and calculate the Fore Bearing and Back
Bearing between them:
A: 3020; B: 5080; C: 702604; D: 104603; E: 603702; F: 807403
G: 2040; H: 9010

Answer for Exercise 7

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Fore Bearing from A to B: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from B to C: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from C to D: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from D to E: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from E to F: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from F to G: __________________________________
Fore Bearing from G to H: __________________________________
Back Bearing from B to A: __________________________________
Back Bearing from C to B: __________________________________
Back Bearing from D to C: __________________________________
Back Bearing from E to D: __________________________________
Back Bearing from F to E: __________________________________
Back Bearing from G to F: __________________________________
Back Bearing from H to G: __________________________________

Exercise: 8

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1. Assume you are at the Church, drop down the Grid Reference of the Church,
Point C and Parking Log.
A: Grid Reference of the Church: __________________
B: Grid Reference at Point C: ____________________
C: Grid Reference of the Parking Log: _______________
2. The Church is your starting point and you want to go to Point C on the map to
meet your friend, after that you will go to the Parking Lot to meet your
parent, please provide the Fore Bearing and direction from starting point to
point C and Fore Bearing and direction from Point C to the Parking Lot.
A. Fore Bearing and direction from starting point to Point C:
________________________________________________
B. Fore Bearing and direction from point C to Parking Log:
_________________________________________________
3. What is the following Grid Reference?
A. 146347: _________________ B: 143310: _________________
C: 172318: _________________ D: 158306: __________________
Exercise: 9

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1. Assume you are at the church, drop down the Grid Reference of the Church,
Village Hall and Grove Farm.
A: Grid Reference of the Church: __________________
B: Grid Reference at Village Hall: ____________________
C: Grid Reference of the Grove Farm: ________________
2. The Church is your starting point and you want to go to Village Hall to meet
your friend, after that you will go to Grove Farm to meet your parent, please
provide the Fore Bearing and direction from starting point to Village Hall and
Fore Bearing and direction from Village Hall to the Grove Farm.
A. Fore Bearing and direction from Church to Village Hall:
________________________________________________
B. Fore Bearing and direction from Village Hall to Grove Farm:
_______________________________________________

Exercise: 10

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 1. Drop down the Grid Reference of the Bob Boathouse; Fred Bridge; Lake
Cedric
A: Grid Reference of the Bob Boathouse: __________________
B: Grid Reference at Fred Bridge: ____________________
C: Grid Reference of the Lake Cedric: _______________

2. The Bob Boathouse is your starting point and you want to go to Fred Bridge
to meet your friend, after that you will go to Bill Lighthouse to meet your
parent, please provide the Fore Bearing and direction from starting point to
Fred Bridge and Fore Bearing and direction from Fred Bridge to Bill’s
Lighthouse.
A. Fore Bearing and direction from Bob Boathouse to Fred Bridge:
________________________________________________
B. Fore Bearing and direction from Fred Bridge to Bill’s Lighthouse:
_______________________________________________
3. What is the Contour Interval? ___________________________

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 Execrise: 11

1. What is the Grid Reference of the following points?

A: __________ B: __________ C: __________ D: __________
T: __________ U: __________ V: __________ W: __________
X: __________ Y: __________ Z: __________
2. What is the Fore Bearing of the following?
A to B: __________ B to C: __________ C to D: __________
D to E: __________ E to F: __________ F to G: __________
G to H: __________
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3. What is the Contour Interval? ______________

Exercise: 12

1. What is the Grid Reference of the following points?

A: __________ B: __________ C: __________ D: __________
E: __________ F: __________ G: __________ H: __________
2. What is the Fore Bearing of the following?
A to B: __________ B to C: __________ C to D: __________
D to E: __________ E to F: __________ F to G: __________
G to H: __________
3. What is the Contour Interval? ______________

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 4. Write down the Fore Bearing and direction from the Railway Station to
Mount Eric: ________________
5. Can you find the Cliff? What is the Grid Reference of the Cliff? ________
6. You are at the Railway Station with your patrol and you are hiking to
Mount Eric on Sealed Road for camping, explain how you get there by
explain the route status and expecting to see on the way
_______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
7. On the day you are at the camp, you got a message from the other patrol
member telling you they loss their way to the Mount Eric. They just given you
their Grid Reference at 392579, can you direct their way back to Mount Eric.
- What is the Fore Bearing from the point 392579 to Mount Eric? _______
- What is the direction from the point 392579 to Mount Eric? _________
8. Explain the way to Mount Eric from the point 392579

___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Exercise: 13
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 1. What is the Contour Interval? ___________________________
2. What is the Grid Reference of the following location?
A: Kendal Hill: ________ B: Look Out Hill: _______ C: Nab Point: ________
D: Smugglers Cave: _________ E: Track Bridge ________
3. What is the Grid Reference of the two intersections of the two trails?
A: ________________ B: _________________
Exercise: 14
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Name the following Topo Map features

___________ ____________ ___________

___________

____________ ______________ ______________

______________ _______________

Exercise: 15

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 What is the Contour Interval of the following diagrams?

__________________________ ________________________

1. What is the Contour Interval for this map? _______________________________

2. Name the feature with the letter on the Topo Map

Saddle: _______ Depression: __________ Spur: _______

Hill Top: ________

Exercise: 16
Your Turn!
Match the feature with its letter on the Topo diagram.
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 1) Cliff _____ 6) Draw _____ 11) Intermittent Stream ______

2) Hilltop ______ 7) Spring _____ 12) Perennial Stream ______

3) Trail ______ 8) Valley _____ 13) Depression ______

4) Plateau ______ 9) Ridge ______ 14) Spur ______

5) Shrubland ____ 10) Woodland ____ 15) Saddle _______

16. What are the approximate elevations at B: ___________________

A B D E
C

L
H F
J

K G

Exercise: 17
Describe the environment of the hiking trail from point P to Q

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At point P, the trail is going ________ hill, and pass across the __________,
then making a _______ turn start going ______ and stay on same elevation,
then take a __________ turn and start going ______________ until reach
the _______, then start going ____________ to get to point Q

Exercise: 18
Describe the environment of the hiking trail from point A to C and C to B

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 1. At point A, the trail go _______ hill and pass across a _________,
then go ____ hill again by one elevation, the tail stay on the same
elevation for a while and go _______ hill again, a ______ can be seen on
________side, then the trail go _______ hill and across the _______and
go _______again to reach the ________and go ________ hill to reach
point B.
2. At point C, the trail go ______ hill and go ______, and go _________ and
a ________ junction, at the junction make a ______ turn, the Trail go
______ and reach a ________and go _______ hill to reach point B.

Exercise: 19

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 The red line is the hiking trail, you are going to point Q from starting
point P, Describe the environment of the hiking trail from point P to Q

_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Exercise: 20
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 1. What is the Contour Interval for this map?
_______________________________
2. Which direction is the easily way to go down the hill? And Why?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
3. Why go down the hill from North direction is impossible?
____________________________________________________
4. Is it possible to go down the hill from West direction? And Why?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
5. Is it possible to go down the hill from South direction?
____________________________________________________

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