Outdoor Education - Mapping

What does the B in BOLTSS stand for?

• Border

• Banana

• Background

• Banner

What does the O in BOLTSS stand for?

• Orange

• Observe

• Orientation

• Outside

What does the L in BOLTSS stand for?

• Log

• Lion

• Lollipop

• Legend

What does the T in BOLTSS stand for?

• Title

• Trim

• Tough

• Tag

What does the first S in BOLTSS stand for?

• Scale

• Size

• Snack

• Sideways

What does the second S in BOLTSS stand for?

• Size

• Start

• Source

• Sort

What are the four directions on a compass?

• Top, bottom, left, right
• Night, Early, Winter, Summer
• North, East, South, West
• Latitude, longitude, north pole, south pole

On a map, the height above sea level is known as the:

• Contour line

• Contour interval

• Scale

• Elevation

Which BOLTSS feature tells you what the colours/symbols mean?

• Title

• Legend

• Scale

• Source

Scale is important because

• We can accurately measure the distance between places

• We can draw large area on a small peice of paper

• We can enlarge small items to see more detail

• All of the above