Practical work: direction, azimuth, distance, scale
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
You face north-west. On which sides of you are south-east, north-east and south-west?
South-east is behind you, north-east on your right and south-west on your left.
2
A step is 50 cm. How many steps make 45 m?
90
3
Route: 300 m at 0°, 400 m at 90°. At a scale of 1 : 10 000, how long are the two legs in cm? (give each)
3 cm and 4 cm.
4
With a parent find north in your yard and write the approximate azimuth of 3 objects from your door (tree, gate, well).
The answer depends on the place; azimuths should be between 0° and 360°.
5
A walker moving 5 km per hour covers how many metres in 15 minutes?
1250