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CFM - Orienteering

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following colors on topographic and orienteering maps describe forests with little or no undergrowth that allows for easy passage?

a)

Black

b)

Blue

c)

White

d)

Green

2.

Which of the following land navigation techniques refer to the orienteer looking at the map to get a general idea of where to go?

a)

Route selection

b)

Rough orienteering

c)

Green orienteering

d)

Yellow orienteering

3.

A type of orienteering competition where controls may be visited in any order and point values are assigned each control is called

a)

long-O.

b)

score-O.

c)

relay.

d)

memory-O.

4.

The __________ _______ is the difference between true north and magnetic north.

a)

marginal angle

b)

topographic angle

c)

side angle

d)

declination angle

5.

The sport of orienteering originated in

a)

Canada.

b)

Eastern Europe.

c)

Scandinavia.

d)

The United States.

6.

Which of the following in the borders of a map is like a table of contents and introduction of a book?

a)

Direction

b)

Scale

c)

Marginal information

d)

Colors

7.

Color-coded orienteering courses from easiest (shortest) to most difficult are

a)

white, orange, yellow, brown, green, blue, and red.

b)

orange, yellow, white, brown, green, red, and blue.

c)

white, yellow, red, orange, brown, green, and blue.

d)

white, yellow, orange, brown, green, red, and blue.

8.

Which of the following is the correct number of standardized colors used on topographic and orienteering maps?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Seven

9.

Which of the following is a location (usually a linear boundary feature like a perimeter road) where an orienteer may go in the event of injury, excessive fatigue, or becoming lost?

a)

Route lanes

b)

Guidepost

c)

Blue lanes

d)

Safety lanes

10.

When selecting a good route of travel (route choice) during an orienteering event, the successful orienteer will consider

a)

available handrails.

b)

personal physical and mental status.

c)

attack points.

d)

All of the above.

11.

The experienced orienteer will often select an easily located map feature within 100 to 150 meters of the control point as an intermediate destination or

a)

beeline.

b)

guide.

c)

attack point.

d)

contour route.

12.

A grid location on a map is started from

a)

top to bottom.

b)

right to left.

c)

right and up.

d)

left and down.

13.

What is the map feature appearing on the map as a "U" or a "V" shape and representing contours pointing back called?

a)

Spur

b)

Ridge

c)

Knoll

d)

Re-entrant

14.

Topographical maps made specifically for orienteering are typically drawn to a scale of

a)

1:10,000 and 1:15,000.

b)

1:30,000 and 1:40,000.

c)

1:50,000 and 1:100,00.

d)

1:150,000 and 1:200,000.

15.

A land map with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines on it is called a

a)

Topographic map

b)

Chart

c)

Road map

d)

Grid map

16.

An easily recognizable map feature within 100-150 meters of a control point is called a (an)

a)

destination

b)

attack point

c)

target point

d)

identification point

17.

Brown lines on a topographical or orienteering map representing the vertical rise and fall of the Earth's crust are called

a)

rhumb lines.

b)

contour lines.

c)

convergence.

d)

scalar lines.

18.

Which of the following is a sport that involves land navigation over unfamiliar terrain with a map and compass?

a)

Mountain climbing

b)

Hiking

c)

Orienteering

d)

Fussganger

19.

In hill country, two important considerations in route selection are

a)

attack points

b)

slope and profile

c)

steering marks

d)

contour routes

20.

When navigating in flat terrain, orienteers should avoid stretches between readily identifiable waypoints of more than

a)

100 meters.

b)

200 meters.

c)

600 meters.

d)

400 meters.

21.

Geographical features identified in green on an orienteering map are

a)

rock features such as boulders and cliffs

b)

vegetation requiring unusual effort to traverse

c)

open or un-forested land

d)

water such as lakes and ponds

22.

Which land navigation technique below is a method by which the orienteer uses the compass to determine the bearing or azimuth to be followed?

a)

The contour route

b)

The steering mark

c)

The beeline

d)

The aiming off technique

23.

What color is used to symbolize open, unforested land on an orienteering map?

a)

brown

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

24.

What is the most widely used compass used for orienteering which was designed in the early 1930s?

a)

Silva Type 1

b)

Silva Type 2

c)

Silva Type 3

d)

Silva Type 4

25.

An orienteer has determined his/her "pace count" running is 50 (same foot striking the ground). If the distance to travel between two controls is 200 meters, how many paces (running) would be required to traverse this leg?

a)

40

b)

100

c)

200

d)

400

26.

What does the color white represent on orienteering maps?

a)

unknown land type

b)

Prarie

c)

forest with no undergrowth

d)

tundra