Orienteering Adventure
A Grade 4 physical education worksheet introducing orienteering, map reading, and compass skills.
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Orienteering Adventure!
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Welcome to your Orienteering Adventure! This worksheet will help you learn about maps, compasses, and how to find your way. Read each question carefully and do your best!
1. What is the main goal of orienteering?
To run as fast as possible
To find checkpoints using a map and compass
To climb the highest mountain
To swim across a lake
2. A compass helps you find your way by pointing to .
3. The four main directions on a compass are North, East, , and West.
4. True or False: A map uses symbols to represent real-world objects.
True
False
5. True or False: The scale on a map tells you how old the map is.
True
False
6. Why is it important to know how to read a map and use a compass during an orienteering course?
Use the words in the bank to complete the sentences below.
7. A map's explains what all the symbols mean.
8. The direction you are traveling, measured in degrees from north, is called your .
9. In orienteering, a is a specific location you need to find.