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What is this called?

COMPASS BEARINGS

FORM 2
MRS. D. MARCANO-HALLS
What are we doing today?

• 16 point compass

• Angular or Compass bearing


Turn to page 33 in your Geographical Skills
text
16 POINT COMPASS

The 16 point compass gives more


accurate direction than the eight
point compass.
NNW
N
NNE
Fill in the NW NE
blanks
ENE
WNW

W E
WSW ESE

SW SE

SSW SSE
S
Let’s Do an exercise

Geographical Skills text,


page 33 Exercise 4
Compass Bearing

Geographical Skills page 35

Let us observe the


photograph…..
Calculating Angular or Compass Bearings
Exercise 6
A B
Compass points and angular bearings:
Let’s practice…

Geographical Skills textbook page 37

Exercise 7 (A) and (B)

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