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Stuff Every Orienteering Scout Should Know

Practice facts for the Orienteering merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.

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  1. What is declination?
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    The difference between magnetic north and true north. Declination is the gap between where your compass points and true north.

  2. Why must you consider declination when using a map and compass together?
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    To match map bearings to what the compass shows. Map bearings use true or grid north, so you adjust for the magnetic difference.

  3. What does a topographic map use to show the shape of the land?
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    Contour lines. Contour lines connect points of equal elevation to show terrain shape.

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  1. What is declination?
  2. Why must you consider declination when using a map and compass together?
  3. What does a topographic map use to show the shape of the land?
  4. If you walk around a mountain staying at the same elevation, what are you doing?
  5. On a topographic map, what does darker green usually mean?
  6. What is the purpose of orienting a map with a compass?
  7. When orienting a map, what should the compass edge line up with?
  8. What is a pace count?
  9. Why is it important to pace-count in orienteering?
  10. What happens to your number of paces per 100 meters when you run instead of walk?
  11. How does going uphill affect your pace count per 100 meters?
  12. What is taking a bearing?
  13. Why should you stop and take bearings again while walking?
  14. What is aiming off?
  15. Why would an orienteer aim off toward a road or stream?
  16. What is an attack point?
  17. What is a handrail in orienteering?
  18. What is a catching feature?
  19. What does the color white indicate on a course difficulty scale?
  20. Which course color is described as intermediate?
  21. In cross-country orienteering, how must competitors visit the controls?
  22. What is a rogaine?
  23. What shape marks the start on an orienteering course map?
  24. What shape shows control points on an orienteering map?
  25. What color are control flags in the terrain?
  26. What does a control description sheet tell you?
  27. What is the basic equipment usually listed for orienteering?
  28. Why do many national bodies recommend carrying a whistle?
  29. Why are GPS devices not used during orienteering races?
  30. What do night orienteers use to navigate in the dark?
  31. What is a relay race in orienteering?
  32. What is a string course used for?
  33. What does the International Orienteering Federation govern?
  34. Which four disciplines are official IOF orienteering sports?
  35. What is trail orienteering mainly a test of?
  36. What is the first aid concern of blisters during orienteering?
  37. Why should you learn to identify poisonous plants in your area?
  38. What should you do for a suspected snakebite while orienteering?
  39. What is a simple way to prevent tick bites while orienteering?
  40. What is a good way to prevent heat exhaustion on a hot orienteering course?
  41. What does a topographic map symbol like a boulder represent?
  42. What is orienteering basically a race of?
  43. Which color marks an expert orienteering course?
  44. How is the winner of an age and course level decided?
  45. When taking a bearing, what do you rotate until the orienting arrow lines up with the magnetic arrow?
  46. Where do you read the bearing number on an orienteering compass?
  47. What does a contour line connect?
  48. Why might the long way around be faster on a course?
  49. What do you rotate together until the compass needle matches the direction-of-travel arrow?
  50. On a 1:24,000 scale map, one inch equals how many feet on the ground?
  51. What can you use to measure distance on a map? 🔒
  52. How do you find your walking pace per 100 meters? 🔒
  53. Why repeat your pace measurement several times? 🔒
  54. How can you get downhill pace measurements? 🔒
  55. What does the color orange indicate on a course difficulty scale? 🔒
  56. In a score event, how do competitors choose controls? 🔒
  57. What penalty applies in a score event for being late? 🔒
  58. What shape indicates the finish on an orienteering course map? 🔒
  59. What color are control points marked in purple or red on a course map? 🔒