SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Topography

Subject
Introduction to using maps for navigation - elevation and land forms.

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:
 * 1) will be able to ...

Time Plan
Total Time: 90 minutes

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 * elevation - 90min
 * contour lines
 * contour interval
 * counting up or down
 * elevation of several point
 * find highest, lowest spot on map
 * steepness of slope. find steepest, flatest place on map
 * visualizing land forms

Aids

 * 82G/8 and 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
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License
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.

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