Orienteering Pre-Test

What is orienteering?

• The act of navigating a boat

• Teaching people to be safe, ethical and responsible hunters

• Competitive sport involving a map and compass

• The process of building a lighthouse

What type of map is most commonly used in Orienteering?

• Topographical

• Political

• Physical

• Road

What are the 4 Cardinal Points

• Northeast, southwest, southeast, northwest

• Up, Down, Left, Right

• North, South East, West

On a compass what do we call the instrument that points north?

• Dial

• Needle

• North Line

• Line

If a person takes 30 steps to walk 330 feet, what is their stride length? (steps per foot)

• 30 feet per stride

• 3 feet per stride

• 5 feet per stride

• 11 feet per stride

When using a compass how should you hold it

• Straight up and down

• As close to the ground as possible

• Level and balanced in your hand with it parallel to the ground

• Level and balanced in your hand with it perpendicular to the ground

Everyone's stride length is the same for the same amount of distance

• True

• False

Where did orienteering originate?

• America

• Germany

• China

• Sweden

GPS is allowed in Orienteering competitions

• True

• False

If it takes you 30 steps to travel 100 feet how many steps will it take you to travel 500 feet?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 120