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Researchingaruralworkinglife
TheruraljobIamresearchingis: _.Todothisjobwell,youusuallyhavetodothesefivethings:1.2.3.4.5.
Isitpossibletodothisjobinanurbanlocation?Why?Whynot?
Whydopeopleliveinruralareas?(thisshouldbebasedonresearchaswellasyourownexperience/opinions)Whataretheadvantagesoflivinginaruralarea?Whatarethedisadvantages?
Howtouseacompass
Thedirectionoftravelarrowisthearrowinthebaseplatepointingawayfromthecompass.
Thebaseplateistheclearplasticbaseofthecompass.
Theorientinglinesarethelineswithinthecompasshousingthatrunparalleltotheorientingarrow.
Theorientingarrowisthenon-magneticarrowwithinthecompasshousing.
Thedegreedialisthetwistabledialsurroundingthecompasshousingthatdisplaysall360degreesofthecircle.
Themagneticneedleistheneedlespinningwithinthecompasshousing.
Thecompasshousingistheclear,plasticcirclethathousesthemagnetizedcompassneedle.
Makesureyouholdthecompasscorrectlybyplacingthecompassflatonyourpalmandyourpalminfrontofyourchest.Thisisthepropercompassstance,whentravelling.Ifyou'reconsultingamap,placethemaponaflatsurfaceandplacethecompassonthemaptogetamoreaccuratereading.
Findoutwhereyou'refacingbylookingatthemagneticneedle.Itshouldswingofftoonesideoranother,unlessyou'refacingNorth.
Turnthedegreedialuntiltheorientingarrowlinesupwiththemagneticarrow,pointingthembothNorth,andthenfindthegeneraldirectionyou'refacingbylookingatthedirectionoftravelarrow.IfthedirectionoftravelarrowisnowbetweentheNandtheE,say,you'refacingNortheast.Totakeamoreaccuratereading,lookcloselyatthedegreemarkersonthecompass.Ifitintersectsat23,you'refacing23degreesNortheast.
Tocheckyourbearingstofindoutwhichdirectionyou'regoinginmovethecompassuntilthedirectionoftravelarrowispointinginthedirectionyou'vebeentravellingandwillcontinuetravelling.Unlessyou’reheadingnorth,themagneticneedlewillspinofftooneside.Twistthedegreedialuntiltheorientingarrowlinesupwiththenorthendofthemagneticneedle.Oncethey'relinedup,thiswilltellyouwhereyourdirectionoftravelarrowispointing.
Tocontinuemovinginthisdirection,holdthecompassintheproperstance,turnyourbodyuntilthenorthendofthemagneticneedleonceagainlinesupwiththeorientingneedle,andfollowthedirectionoftravelarrow.Checkyourcompassasoftenasyouneedto,butbesurenottoaccidentallytwistthedegreedialfromitscurrentposition.
Ifyouarelost,placeyourmaponahorizontalsurface,thenplacethecompassonthemapsothattheorientingarrowpointstotruenorthonthemap.Ifyouknowyourcurrentpositiononthemap,slideyourcompassaroundsothatitsedgepassesthroughyourcurrentposition,butitsorientingarrowcontinuestopointnorth.Drawalinealongthecompassedgeandthroughyourcurrentposition.Ifyoumaintainthisbearing,yourpathfromyourcurrentpositionwillbealongthelineyoujustdrewonyourmap.
Totakeabearingfromthemapandfindoutwhichdirectionyouneedtotraveltogetsomewhere,placethemaponahorizontalsurfaceandplaceyourcompassonthemap.Usingtheedgeofthecompassasaruler,placeitsothatitcreatesalinebetweenyourcurrentpositionandwhereyouwanttogo.Rotatethedegreedialuntiltheorientingarrowpointstotruenorthonthemap.Thiswillalsolineupthecompass’sorientinglineswiththemap’snorth-southlines.
Oncethedegreedialisinplace,putthemapaway. Holdthecompasshorizontallyinfrontofyouwiththedirectionoftravelarrowpointingawayfromyou.Usethisarrowtoguideyoutoyourdestination.Turnyourbodyuntilthenorthendofthemagneticneedleislinedupwiththeorientingneedleandkeepitlikethisasyoumoveforward.Lookwhereyouaregoing!
Mapworkchallenge
Choosethreelandmarksthatyoucanbothseeandfindthemonyourmap.Oneofthemostdifficultthingsyoucandowithacompass,butoneofthemostimportant,isfindingoutwhereyouarewhenyoudon'tknowyourexactlocationonthemap.Bylocatinglandmarksyoucanseeonyourmap,ideallyaswidelyspreadaroundyourfieldofviewaspossible,youcangetyourselfre-oriented.
Aimthedirectionoftravelarrowatthefirstlandmark.Unlessthelandmarkisnorthofyou,themagneticneedlewillspinofftooneside.Twistthedegreedialuntiltheorientingarrowlinesupwiththenorthendofthemagneticneedle.Oncetheyarealigned,thiswilltellyouwhereyourdirectionoftravelarrowispointing.Correctfordeclination,dependingonyourarea.
Transposethedirectionofthelandmarkontoyourmap.Placeyourmaponahorizontalsurfaceandthenplacethecompassonthemapsothattheorientingarrowpointstotruenorthonthemap.Thenslideyourcompassaroundsothatitsedgepassesthroughthelandmarkonthemap,whiletheorientingarrowcontinuestopointnorth.
Triangulateyourposition.Drawalinealongthecompass'edgeandthroughyourapproximateposition.Thisisthefirstofthreelinesyouwilldrawtofindyourpositionbyformingatrianglewiththeothertwolandmarks.Repeatthisprocessfortheothertwolandmarks.Whenyou’redone,youwillhavethreelinesthatformatriangleonyourmap.Yourpositionisinsidethistriangle,thesizeofwhichdependsontheaccuracyofyourbearings.Moreaccuratebearingsreducethesizeofthetriangleand,withlotsofpractice,youmaygetthelinestointersectatonepoint.