PPT-Compass Reading

for Cave Survey The basics of understanding and reading a compass This training is only intended to cover compasses For more advanced map reading or inclinometer reading please see future training materials Written and presented by Adam Sampson for the Kentucky Karst Conservancy . When youve printed out your copy use scissors and glue to stick it onto some card and keep it in a safe place with your maps It is a fairly simple instrument that uses a magnet mounted on a pivot that turns in response to the earths magnetic field to determine direction but not position The magnetic needle points to the magnetic North Pole which is different from geograph The remaining 16 are ident ified by the division they are next to and the nearest Cardinal point ie N by E or N x E THEREFORE the 32 points starting with North being 0 andor 32 0 North N 16 South S 1 North by East N x E 17 South by West S x W 2 Nort National Park Community College. The Testing Center. Room 217, Campus Center. 501.760.4376. What is the COMPASS?. COMPASS (Computer-adaptive Placement Assessment and Support Systems) is a computerized testing program from ACT, designed to find out your skill levels and place you into the best courses that can help you reach your academic goals. . System Navigation and Test Launch . COMPASS Customer Service 800/645-1992. Initial COMPASS login. Main page. Login. Help Link. Workstation Set-up. Location. Document Administration of COMPASS. Launcher. KEY Advising messages & materials. Admission. A. dmission into NC State’s College Credit Plus program will require the student to demonstrate college readiness in reading comprehension. This equates roughly to an 11. PAD3O. How to use a Compass. A Compass Rose indicates the 4 cardinal points, . N. orth, . S. outh, . E. ast and . W. est. It also includes all half way points. Degrees are assigned to the cardinal points for a total of 360 degrees. . Using a compass.. Why do you need a compass?. A compass helps you to find where you are and find your way.. This is very useful but can be critical if you get lost and visibility is poor. . Two main ways you use a compass are:. Robin Burke & Tiffani McCurtain. Leadership Compass Goals. Give us a vocabulary and a way of thinking about working with each other in our teams.. Deepen our appreciation of everyone’s different work styles.. From: http://www.testprepreview.com/compass_test_breakdown.htm. Compass Test Information Presentation. COMPASS . ASSESSMENT TEST. Compass Assessment Test. The . COMPASS is actually a group of exams created by the American College Test Program . Some Guidelines. Placement Test Guidelines. You must take placement tests in English and/or math if you are:. A new student who is still in high school.. A new student who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent.. Determine area of land. Locate boundaries on map. Plot trails. Follow directions to . a point. How accurate is needed?. Orienteering and surveying. Compass. Today’s liquid-filled field compass, when held level and read properly is accurate to the nearest 2 degrees. KDE:OAA:DSR: js & pp: 12/4/2012. 1. Unbridled Learning: . College and/or Career Ready for All . Agenda. Welcome and Introductions. Overview of COMPASS® Testing. College and Career Readiness Rate. Welcome!. A warm welcome to all our partner agencies to our Fourth edition of the COMPASS newsletter. . We hope that the information contained in this newsletter is both informative and useful and will give you an overview of the work we are completing in COMPASS..