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WorksheetsOrienteering Skills
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
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1.
To orient an orienteering map, line the compass up with these lines on the map...
a)
blue
b)
brown
c)
black
d)
red
2.
This map symbol marks the end of a course
a)
triangle
b)
circle
c)
star
d)
double circle
3.
This map symbol indicates the starting point of a course...
a)
double circle
b)
star
c)
circle
d)
triangle
4.
What do contour lines show?
a)
map features
b)
elevation
c)
roads
d)
bridges
5.
What map part would you look at the interpret the map's symbols?
a)
title
b)
relief
c)
legend
d)
scale
6.
What color are contour lines that show land's relief features?
a)
brown
b)
black
c)
red
d)
green
7.
Streams, ponds, lakes would be in what color on an orienteering map?
a)
brown
b)
green
c)
yellow
d)
blue
8.
Buildings, walls, fences are in what color on an orienteering map?
a)
black
b)
green
c)
brown
d)
yellow
9.
Lawns, fields, meadows are in what color on an orienteering map?
a)
green
b)
yellow
c)
brown
d)
blue
10.
If you see dark green on the map, what should you do?
a)
plow through it
b)
avoid it
11.
What colors are the orienteering controls you will be searching for?
a)
orange and black
b)
green and orange
c)
white and orange
d)
white and yellow
12.
What word names the section of a course between two control points?
a)
score event
b)
punch control
c)
leg
d)
distance travelled
13.
Tracking your progress on the map while you walk on a trail is called...
a)
thumbing
b)
pointing
c)
punching
d)
orienting the map
14.
What color is used to draw the course on the map?
a)
black
b)
orange
c)
brown
d)
red
15.
The numbers and letters that identify a control are called...
a)
control identity
b)
control code
c)
control image
d)
control name
16.
When you turn the map so its features match what you see, it is called...
a)
orienting the map
b)
orienteering
c)
punching
d)
thumbing
17.
When doing an orienteering event, you should never...
a)
shout out loud
b)
leave your partner
18.
You should ALWAYS know...
a)
your location on the map
b)
your latitude and longitude
c)
your partner's last name
d)
your geographic coordinates
19.
What map part measures distance?
a)
legend
b)
key
c)
scale
d)
compass
20.
If contour lines are close together on the map for an area nearby, what can you expect to see?
a)
flat land
b)
a steep incline
c)
trees
d)
water features
21.
What type of tree loses its leaves in autumn and blooms in spring?
a)
a deciduous tree
b)
an evergreen tree
22.
What is the symbol for a deciduous tree?
a)
Ο
b)
Χ
23.
What is the symbol for an evergreen tree?
a)
Ο
b)
Χ
24.
If a fence has two tic marks on it, how should you plan on navigating?
a)
walk around it because it is uncrossable
b)
climb over it because it is short enough to hop over
25.
What should you ALWAYS do while orienteering?
a)
keep the map oriented
b)
navigate on yellow where it is easiest to travel
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