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Lab 09-2 ONLINE

LESSON

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Do take notes as we peruse through this

lesson…

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Azimuth and Distance

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An azimuth is a compass direction from one point to

another…

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To use azimuth…a reference point must

be established…

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The north pole of Planet Earth can be used as a reference point.

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Place a protractor on the surface of our planet.

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The “N” of the protractor matches the “N” of our planet…

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“N” stands for north!

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North is a reference on our planet.

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Now we can find an azimuth…

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From the middle of the protractor…where the blue star resides

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To the green star…is an azimuth…a compass direction.

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The azimuth is 35° true

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A back azimuth is just an azimuth in the

opposite direction…

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From the green star to the blue star…

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The back azimuth is 215° true

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Adding 180° to 35° produces a back azimuth of 215.

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RULE #346:

If an azimuth is 180° or less…then add 180

° for a back azimuth

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RULE#9999:

If an azimuth is 181 or more…then

subtract 180 for a back azimuth

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We can find azimuths using a map

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A map is a small graphical

representation of the surface of the

planet…

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Maps represent

land…

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To find an azimuth on a map… two locations are

needed…

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An origination point (A) and a destination

point (B)…

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A

B

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Mark 2 locations on the map with a green dry erase marker…

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With a green dry erase marker draw a line between the 2

points……

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Place a protractor on the map…

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Make sure that the protractor’s

north/south axis is aligned with the

north/south axis of the chart…

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The north/south axis of the protractor must

be parallel with the north/south axis of

the map…

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Also make sure that the “N” of the

protractor is pointing to the of the map…

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Then read the azimuth…

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The azimuth is 135° true…

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Distances can be determined from

maps…

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There is a distance scale on the

Livermore Map …it is located at the bottom

of the map.

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scale

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The scale represents 2 kilometers

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1 km

scale

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1 km

scale

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2 km

scale

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With a ruler, measure the length of a 1

kilometer segment of the distance scale…

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The length should be about 4.2 cm

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Use this relationship…

1km4.2 cm

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To determine the distance between two points on a

map…

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Draw a line with a dry erase marker between 2

points…

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Then measure the line in centimeters…

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If the line is 29 cm… use the relationship…

1km4.2 cm

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1km4.2cm

x29cm

=

Solve for “X”…

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The distance on the map is 6.9 kilometers

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By the way…distances in this lab will utilize the metric

system

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Ask Bob for Lab 09-2Q questions

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