SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Features

Subject
Major land features on a topo map

Authors
Brett Wuth

Scope
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"

Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants will be able to identify: for a topo map, identify:
 * 1) the type of a map
 * 2) the indicated scale of a map
 * 3) the 4 cardinal directions on a map
 * 4) be able to recognize roads, railways, building and common symbols
 * 5) be able to identify water ways and water bodies
 * 6) be able to indicate direction of water flow based on the shape of confluences, islands, and stream sizes
 * 7) recognize forrested and unforrested land
 * 1) the name and number
 * 2) the neighboring maps

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.

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

Material
 * distribute maps
 * keeping maps reusable
 * types of pencils that are map safe
 * types of erasers that are map safe

Types of maps:
 * road map
 * memory map, sketch
 * photographic (satellite, aerial)
 * topographic
 * produced by the Canadian government
 * shows the terrain
 * good for navigating back country

Topo maps
 * name of the map
 * scale 1:50,000 vs 1:250,000
 * size of area covered
 * map for nearly every piece of Canada

Using as a road map
 * N on the top
 * recognize roads, buildings, railways
 * symbol key on back
 * Using 82H/5 where is Pincher Creek?, Twin Butte?
 * date of culture check
 * Find features that are no longer accurate


 * recognize lakes, reservoirs, rivers, creeks, streams
 * which way does the water flow?


 * recognize forested, unforested

Aids

 * 82H/5 for each pair of students
 * plenty of table space
 * overhead projector
 * screen
 * slides of topo maps
 * a compass for each pair of students

Question bank
See

License
Copyright (c) 2011-2013, Brett Wuth.

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Reference Material
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To Do

 * buy more topo maps