ORIENTEERING

MAPEH 9 | Physical Education

It is an outdoor navigational recreational activity using
specially drawn and detailed maps. It requires navigational
skills to navigate from point to point normally moving at a
speed.

Orienteering as an outdoor recreational

activity offers much benefit to you: Here are
some claims:
1. Conceptual aspects – it enhances your decision making skills about map
interpretations using compass.

2. Physical aspects – speed, endurance and strength are essential

components necessary to successfully participate in the game.
3. Personal aspects – your aims are clear that you work hard to achieve them giving you the
feeling of self-fulfillment.

4. Social aspects – you will learn to work cohesively with one another.

5. Environmental aspects – it creates an avenue for you to appreciate your environment.

The Map – is a picture or representation of the
earth’s surface. It includes a compass rose that
shows directions.
Map use a key or legend to explain the meaning of each of the
symbols used in the map. The key usually shows a small
picture of each of the symbols used on the map, along with a
written description of the meaning of each symbol.
Here’s the golden rule of
orienteering:
Only go as fast as you can read the map
• know where you are (map reading skills)
• Know where you are going (route-choice
skills)
Orienteering Compass
A compass is an invaluable tool that every packer should know how to use. It is a magnetic
needle floating in a liquid and responding to the Earth’s magnetic field consequently
revealing directions.

Parts:
1. Magnetic needle – north end is painted red
and south is white.
2. Revolving compass housing – it is marked
with 4 cardinal points: north, south, west
and east.
Bearing – refers to direction from one
spot to another measured in degrees
from the reference line of north.