Hazards
A hazard encountered by spending time exposed to the sun.
What is sunburn?
This part of the compass indicates north.
What is the needle?
This practice is to find which direction one is facing.
What is getting your bearing?
This feature indicates the cardinal directions on the map.
What is a compass rose?
A hazard encountered by not drinking sufficient water. Can lead to heat exhaustion.
What is dehydration?
The way one should hold a compass in order to get an accurate reading.
What is flat/level?
This practice allows one to determine which direction a given bearing is.
What is orienting?
This feature indicates the elevation and steepness of an area of the map.
What are contour lines?
This venomous reptile is characterized by a distinct noise it makes when disturbed.
What is a rattlesnake?
This practice is a method to account for the difference between true north and magnetic north.
What is declination?
This map feature denotes what certain symbols on the map mean.
What is a key?
A condition caused by continual heat exposure raising the body's internal temperature by enough to affect the brain.
What is heatstroke?
The amount of degrees that must be compensated for between true and magnetic north in RSM.
What is 11-12 degrees?