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Orienteering Posters

. . . . Overview of posters - NTOA Style. OrienteeringBasics. After you're done. Beforeyou run. What to doat a Control. Paperwork. ContourLines. MapReading. How to Orient your map. Front of Poster

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Orienteering Posters

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    1. Orienteering Posters Formatted for Legal size paper (3 sheets per topic)

    2. Overview of posters - NTOA Style

    3. ORIENTEERING BASICS Map & Compass skills Race against time

    4. Follow a point-to-point course (connect the dots!)

    5. STRATEGY

    6. What to do at a Control Controls are identified with an orange and white marker 1. Verify the control number

    7. 2. Punch in the proper space on your punch card

    8. 3. Move away from the control

    9. Before you run... Registration Decisions Sign up for White or Yellow Courses Only These courses do not require knowledge of international orienteering symbols Competition vs. Map Hike --- Which one???

    10. Map Table Depending on the event, your course will be either: 1) Pre-drawn on your map Receive it at the start 2) You will draw it on the map

    11. Start line

    12. After you’re done... Finish Line Turn in your punch card Even if you don’t finish!!! (We need to know you’re back safely) 3 hour time limit (May be less at some events)

    13. Results Find your results about 1/2 hour after finishing

    14. PAPERWORK PUNCH CARD Receive at Registration Punch the card at each control Punch first control in box 1,second in box 2,etc. Turn it in at the finish line

    15. MAP Receive it at the start (or map table, depending on the event)

    16. CLUE SHEET Detailed description of the control locations Receive it at the start (or map table)

    17. MAP READING

    18. BLACK = Man made Good Handrails! Building Powerline Road Pipeline Path Fence YELLOW = Open areas Easy Running! Fields, grass WHITE = Open forest Running/ Walking!

    19. GREEN = Vegetation Slow Walking! Darker green is denser brush BLUE = Water Go Around! Streams Lake/Pond Well Marsh BROWN = Land shape Earth bank Contour lines

    20. CONTOUR LINES Lines of EQUAL ELEVATION They describe the slope of the land Colored brown on orienteering maps

    23. How to ORIENT YOUR MAP This aligns your map with your surroundings 1. Hold map horizontal, with compass on map

    25. Reality check: Look at your surroundings Which way is uphill / downhill? Which way is the forest / lake? Where is the sun?

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