Belt Loop Requirements: Complete these three requirements: Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on the map. Explain how a compass works. Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the route you take to get to a place that you often visit. Academics Pin Earn the Map and Compass belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements: Define cartography. Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning. Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned. Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin. Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and show them on a map or globe. Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west. Study a blank map of the United States of America. Label your state, and the states that share its boundary lines. In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it. Show how to measure distances, using a scale on a map legend. Measure your pace. Then layout a simple compass course for your den to try. Using a road map, determine how many miles it is between two major cities or familiar destinations. Explain what the different map colors can mean on a map.