Must be proficient in the map of outdoor activities.

In order to effectively reach your destination and avoid getting lost, maps are absolutely essential tool. But also to understand their map meaningful.

Map direction: most of the maps are based on the North, under the South, the West left and right direction East drawn a few maps are drawn according to specific requirements, the direction indicated by the direction marked. Target from the surrounding environment, the control map, should be generally aware of their position, which is the fundamental role of maps.

Map scale: observations from above the physical map is to be reduced, and then drawn into, there will be a multiple of the actual length of the narrow is the scale. For example: 1:5 O, 000 shows that the map of 1 mm on behalf of the actual 50 meters. Into the wild as far as possible travel choices to bring large-scale map.

Legend: Most of the maps and legend, with graphics, lines and other symbols that the special terrain, such as roads, bridges, lakes, grasslands, rivers, administrative boundaries and so on, understand the legend. Maps can give you more help.

Contour lines: This is a high degree of geographical altitude the same as a similar point, the use of lines artificially link the imaginary lines on a topographic map of all the contour lines are the same height difference, and by looking at high - split between lines and Mishu circumstances, should be aware of rough terrain: the smaller the width of contour lines, indicating that this part of the terrain becomes steeper; contour line width of the larger gradient of this area more slowly.

Topographic map in color, contour blocks of color changes with altitude color change occurs, the altitude is light brown, dark brown to dark brown gradual change, the more darker, and in the plains is green, sea blue, said. Contour line is the best field of information travelers.

* Measuring the distance

To measure the location from the map the distance to the destination, you can use string as shown in the map along the lines necessary to display, using foot Measure the length of this rope to scale conversion to know the actual distance of the.

* The use of imagination

Need to develop looked at maps, but can imagine what the actual situation in detail. But also any part of the map can imagine it is the actual situation on the ground. Can do the above points be considered is the Institute's reading the map technology. We should use the information to judge the right to use freely on the map.


Source: Oriental Travel