SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Features
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[edit] Subject
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Major land features on a topo map
[edit] Authors
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Brett Wuth
[edit] Scope
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This lesson is an introduction to Navigation for SAR Fundamentals students.
It is part of a larger 8 hour series of lessons.
- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
 - Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
 
[edit] Prerequisites
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[edit] Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants will be able to identify:
- the type of a map
 - the indicated scale of a map
 - the 4 cardinal directions on a map
 - be able to recognize roads, railways, building and common symbols
 - be able to identify water ways and water bodies
 - be able to indicate direction of water flow based on the shape of confluences, islands, and stream sizes
 - recognize forrested and unforrested land
 
for a topo map, identify:
- the name and number
 - the neighboring maps
 
[edit] Time Plan
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ask students to hand draw map of how to get to classroom from another city
Prizes (notepads). North Arrow, Scale, Highway #'s, Landmarks.
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 Types of maps: 
 Q: If you don't know what a symbol means, how can you find? Legend  | 
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 Using as a road map 
 
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[edit] Aids
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- 82H/5 for each pair of students
 - Download map from Federal website for computer projection
 - plenty of table space
 - overhead projector
 - screen
 - Image:Map Features slides.pdf
 - topo maps 82 G/8
 - a compass for each pair of students
 
[edit] Question bank
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[edit] License
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Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Brett Wuth.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
[edit] Reference Material
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[edit] Notes
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[edit] To Do
(review: Brett Wuth)
- buy more topo maps
 

