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.