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WorksheetsCompass and Navigation Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The red end of the needle points to:
Grid North
True North
Magnetic North
Your destination
Which two straight features on a compass help you line up with the map's grid?
Ruler & magnifier
Orienting lines & orienting arrow
Lanyard & bezel dots
Romer scales
First step to take a bearing from the map:
Put needle in the orienting arrow
Lay the compass edge from your position to your target
Add 2° for declination
Fold the map to your route
After placing the edge to connect A→B on the map, you should:
Turn your body to face north
Rotate the bezel until orienting lines match the map's north-south grid
Tap the compass to settle the needle
Aim off to the left
The bearing you'll follow is read at the:
South mark on the bezel
Index / bearing line (at the direction-of-travel arrow)
Romer scale
Magnetic needle tip
In the field, once the bearing is set, you now:
Keep the map in front of the compass
Hold the compass flat and turn your body until 'red is in the shed'
Walk toward the red needle
Keep turning the bezel as you move
'Red in the shed' means:
Needle is under the baseplate
Red needle aligned inside the orienting arrow outline
Bezel set to 0°
Map is folded away
The direction-of-travel arrow is used to:
Show grid convergence
Point where you will walk once the needle is lined up
Point at magnetic north
Estimate distance on the map
A route card helps you mainly to:
Draw prettier maps
Plan distance, ascent and time for each leg
Avoid checkpoints
Replace a compass
Standard base pace used in many timing demos:
3 km/h
4 km/h (15 min per km)
5 km/h
6 km/h
How do you calculate the extra time for height gained (ascent) on a route card?
Add 10 minutes for every 100 m climbed
Subtract 1 minute for every 10 m descended
Add 1 minute for every 10 m climbed
Ignore ascent unless over 500 m
On the map, you measure a leg as 2.0 km with 90 m ascent. Timing = ?
20 min
39 min
45 min
60 min
You estimate ascent by:
Guessing from steepness
Contour intervals crossed × contour interval distance
Reading the distance only
Using the Romer scale
Why add a short stop on some legs?
To mark attendance
To rest, navigate tricky features, hydrate
To avoid bearings
To reduce total time
The bearing written on the route card for a leg is used to:
Track mileage
Navigate that leg on the ground
Estimate ascent
Find grid north changes
Final check after filling timings:
Delete rests to save time
Check cumulative ETAs are realistic and match start/finish times
Remove escape routes
Round everything to the nearest hour
