True Bearing (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
True bearing definition
True bearing definition
Angle measured clockwise from true north (0°)
Direction to measure true bearing
Direction to measure true bearing
Clockwise
True north points to
True north points to
Geographical North Pole
True bearing range
True bearing range
0° to 360°
What 0° and 360° represent
What 0° and 360° represent
Due north
First step measuring true bearing
First step measuring true bearing
Draw line connecting points A and B
Protractor centre placement
Protractor centre placement
At point A (starting point)
Critical direction rule for true bearing
Critical direction rule for true bearing
Always move clockwise (right)
Magnetic declination
Magnetic declination
Angle between true north and magnetic north
Magnetic north points to
Magnetic north points to
Magnetic North Pole