Map Reader (Cub)

Choose any four of the following activities:

1. Understand the principal signs and symbols used on a 1:50 000 scale Ordnance Survey or Topographical Map of Singapore. Explain how at least four well-known local features of your choice are represented on the map.

2. Demonstrate how to use a compass and set a map. 

3. Explain how to use the topographical map and the Map Grid Reference (MGR) by stating the 6-digit MGR of The Singapore Scout Association and the 6-digit MGR of your home.

4. Make a scale model of an 80-metre hill -- showing the contour layers at regular intervals. 

5. Describe what you would see along a 5 kilometre stretch of road set by Akela on a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey or Topographical map. 

6. Demonstrate how to use a local street directory by finding at least three places of interests.