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Expedition Skills
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Expedition Skills. P1 - Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a range of suitable maps to be used during an expedition including a full description of the meaning of conventional map symbols. OS (Outdoor Leisure) - These maps are popular for walkers and ramblers. 1:25,000 Advantages: * Distances are easy to judge, this is because of the blue grid squares across the map, each square counts for 1km on the map. * Grid references can be given. * Plenty of detail on the maps, footpaths etc. * Information on terrain and land use. * Suitable for shorter walks. Disadvantages: * Too much detail for novice walkers. Some details such as contour lines are hard to see in bad light. * Area of ground the map covers is quite small. Not suitable for a long expedition. * Hard to handle in bad weather, too large and fragile also. OS (Landranger) - This is a medium - scale all-purpose map. 1:50,000 Advantages: * The scale is large enough for...
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