Orienteering

Question 0

What is a map?

Answer 0

A map is a line drawing to scale, of a portion of the earths surface as seen from above

Question 1

What is orienteering?

Answer 1

Orienteering is I’ll competitive form of land navigation where cadets use a map and compass to locate control points on a course within a limited time period.

Question 2

Named the five basic colors on a map and what they stand for?

Answer 2

Blue: water         
Green: vegetation 
Black: Man made objects  
Red: major roads and highways
Brown: elevation and relief

Question 3

What are the major terrain features?

Answer 3

Hill, ridge, valley, saddle and depression

Question 4

What are the minor terrain features?

Answer 4

Draw and spur

Question 5

What are the supplementary terrain features?

Answer 5

Cliff, cut and fill

Question 6

How large is a grid square?

Answer 6

1000 meters by 1000 meters

Question 7

What are the three types of contour lines?

Answer 7

Index, intermediate and supplementary

Question 8

What is the cardinal rule whenever reading grid coordinates on a topographic map

Answer 8

Read right and up

Question 9

Which terrain features are man made?

Answer 9

Cuts and fills

Question 10

What is communication?

Answer 10

Communication is a process in which people are able to transfer meaning among themselves

Question 11

What are the three deferent norths?

Answer 11

Grid north
True north
Magnetic north