Instructions
Using a compass is an essential skill for navigation. Answer the following questions to test your understanding of how to use a compass and calculate directions.
1. What are the four cardinal directions on a compass?
2. Explain how to determine your bearing using a compass.
3. If you are facing North and turn 45 degrees East, what is your new direction?
4. Calculate the distance between two points using the Pythagorean theorem if you know the East-West distance is 5 km and the North-South distance is 12 km.
5. You are given a bearing of 135 degrees. On which cardinal directions does this bearing lie?
6. Describe how to use a compass to find your way back to a starting point.
7. If a landmark is located at a bearing of 225 degrees, how would you describe its position relative to you?
8. You are hiking and your map shows a trail that goes 3 km East and then 4 km South. What is the straight-line distance from your starting point to your final position?
9. How can you use a compass to measure the angle between two landmarks?
10. If you are lost, how can you use a compass to navigate back to civilization?
11. Draw a simple compass rose and label the cardinal directions. (Imagine a circle divided into N, S, E, W.)
12. You are standing at a trailhead and take a bearing of 300 degrees to a destination. What is the angle if you return to the trailhead from your destination?