Orienteering

The trapezoid-shaped marker (usually orange, red or white) used to mark features on an orienteering course, usually with clipper or control punch attached to mark a control card as proof of arrival

• Control Point

• Steering Mark

• Aiming Off

• Attack Point

An orienteering method by which the navigator aims to one side of a destination point instead of directly at it; produces certainty that after the distance is covered the target point can only be in one possible direction

• Control Point

• Steering Mark

• Aiming Off

• Attack Point

An easy-to-find landscape feature shown on the map from which the final approach to a control may be made

• Control Point

• Steering Mark

• Aiming Off

• Attack Point

An easily identifiable feature in the landscape not shown on the map; used by the orienteer to follow a bearing

• Control Point

• Steering Mark

• Aiming Off

• Attack Point

Which of the following activities is most like orienteering?

• Baseball

• Skiing

• Treasure Hunt

• Basketball

Which of the following are types of orienteering events? (Select all that apply)

• Route

• Cross-Country

• Relay

• Night

Which of the following are good examples of a steering mark? (Select all that apply)

• A tree

• A river

• Deer

• A Flag pole

The military most often uses ______ maps because of their detail portraying various land features. (Select all that apply)

• Topographic

• City

• Railroad

• Road

Which of the following supplies/elements are used to ensure safety in an orienteering event? 

• First aid

• Control Points

• Railroad Safety Lines

• Finish Time

• All of the choices are correct.

The difference between an attack point and a steering mark is that you…

• First aid

• Control Points

• select an attack point from a map.

• Finish Time

• select a steering mark from a map