Map Reading and Spatial: the syllabus

The orientation method: fix north and speak in compass

Most map errors come from losing track of which way you are facing, and a fixed-north habit with compass-named turns removes that failure almost completely.

Route selection under constraints

Shortest-route questions hide their difficulty in the constraints, and the scoring routes are found by checking legality before length.

Test strategy for described maps

Text-described layouts overload working memory unless you externalize them, and a quick sketch plus a traced route converts a memory task into a looking task.