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Bearings and Location Skills
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Bearings and Location Skills
📍 Part 1: Bearings and Compass Directions
1. Convert these bearings to compass directions.
045°090°135°225°270°315°
2. What is the bearing from point A to point B if B is directly South East of A?
3. A ship travels on a bearing of 065°. Which compass direction is this closest to?
North EastEast North EastSouth East
4. Write the back bearing for 125°
📏 Part 2: Scale and Distance
5. Using the scale 1:50,000, calculate the actual distance if the map distance is 6cm.
6. On a map with scale 1:25,000, two towns are 8cm apart. What is their actual distance in kilometres?
1 km2 km4 km
🗺️ Part 3: Application
7. From the school flagpole, the library is on a bearing of 120° and 200 metres away. The gym is on a bearing of 285° and 150 metres away. Draw a rough sketch showing these locations.
8. A tramper walks 3km on a bearing of 040°, then 2km on a bearing of 130°. Describe their position relative to their starting point using both distance and bearing.
9. Using your knowledge of bearings, explain why a back bearing is always 180° different from the forward bearing.
10. Extension: A ship sails 5km east, then 3km north. Calculate:
a) The direct distance from start to finish
b) The bearing from start to finish position
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