Orienteering Skills

What is "Triangulation?"

• Navigation technique that involves intentionally aiming away from your final destination.

• Measurement of direction between 2 points and is normally given by a degree.

• The process of pinpointing the location of something by taking bearing to it from two remote points.

• The technique for getting back on track if you lose map contact.

What is a "Collecting Feature?"

• An obvious feature that you see and make note of as you move from one control to another.

• A feature that is a broad, easily identifiable feature, typically linear and perpendicular to you path of travel, that will stop you if you go too far.

• An easy-to-find location in the terrain that is close to the control.

• A linear feature such as a road, stream, or fence line that leads in the general direction of your objective.

What is a "Spur?"

• A ridge or point of land projecting out into the lower terrain below.

• The root base of a fallen tree.

• A small valley, where the contour lines re-enter the hill.

• A small hill.

What is a "contour line?"

• The size of the map compared to the which it represents.

• A brown dashed line on the map which indicates a visible ridge or mound.

• A brown line on the map that is at constant altitude.

• A vertical or near vertical feature.

What is an "attack point?"

• A linear feature such as a road, stream, or fence line that leads in the general direction of your objective.

• Deliberately aiming off to one side of a feature on or near to confidently predict which side it will appear on.

• A linear dip in the ground, often shallow, like a large ditch.

• An easy-to-find location in the terrain that is close to the control point you are looking for.

What is a "Handrail?"

• An easy-to-find location in the terrain that is close to the control.

• Measurement of direction between 2 points and is normally given by a degree.

• A linear feature such as a road, stream, or fence line that leads in the general direction of your objective.

• A ridge or point of land projecting out into the lower terrain below.

What is a "bearing?"

• Measurement of direction between 2 points and is normally given by a degree.

• Deliberately aiming off to one side of a feature on or near to confidently predict which side it will appear on.

• The process of pinpointing the location of something by taking bearing to it from two remote points.

• A circle showing the principle directions printed on a map or chart.

Check all the answers that are a step to finding your bearing from point to point.

• Face everything north, you, your compass, and your map.

• Rotate your compass to follow the line from point (A) to point (B)

• Find yourself on the map.

• Turn the dial on your compass so that the north needle is in the "doghouse" or gate.

What are you allowed to bring on an official NJROTC orienteering course? Check all that apply.

• A communication device, such as a phone or walkie talkie just incase you get lost.

• Compass and Map

• E-punch (finger punch)

• CamelBak or water bottle

What is a "good" time for a yellow (freshman) orienteering course.

• 35 - 40 minutes

• 50 - 55 minutes

• 60 - 65 minutes

• 25 - 30 minutes