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What is Orienteering?

Let's recap...

Equals....

Orienteering!!

Materials used in Orienteering

Orienteering Merit Badge

What a minute..

What is a compass bearing?

What is a Topographical Map?

and

How do you orient a map?

For more information.....

THE END

Any questions?

Check out orienteering merit badge book

Or check out the navigation tab in the handbook

Here a way you can orient a map

Use your surroundings. Find a landmark, then orient your map based on the mark's location

Here are some requirements for the merit badge

Nalgene full of water

(Hydration!!)

Compass

Discuss how a compass works

Markers for checkpoints

In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and follow it

Topographical Map

Pencil and Paper

Show first aid for various condition in the field

Show how to orient a map

A map that shows you the contours, elevation and landmarks of the land

Orienteering is a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map and cross-country running.

Dictionary.com Unabridged

Competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints by only using a compass and a topographical map

Orienteering

Or.......

Orienteering, the use of map and compass to find locations and plan a journey

Orienteering MB Book

A compass bearing is a bearing relative to magnetic north

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Or..

By the Squirrel Patrol

The angle of the direction you are going relative to magnetic north

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