Be Expert with Map and Compass

Name: Be Expert with Map and Compass
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ISBN: 9780470407653

ISBN-10: 0470407654

ISBN-13: 9780470407653

Edition: 3rd 2010

Authors: Bjorn Kjellstrom, Carina Kjellstrom Elgin

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The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPSGPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential for anyone who spends time outdoors. This popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook has been helping people find their way for more than fifty years. Now updated to include information on GPS as well as current Web sites, references, sources, and photographs, it remains the book of choice for professional outdoorsmen, novice orienteers, and outdoor organizations as well as teachers, scout leaders, recreational hikers, hunters, and others around the world.Coverage includes…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 12/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638



Preface to the Third Edition


Introduction The Art (and Science) of Orienteering


The Map and Compass in Your Everyday Life


The Map and Compass in the Outdoors


Map and Compass for the Family


Map and Compass Bringing People Together


Using the Map and Compass in Education


The ï¿½Romanceï¿½ of Orienteering



Discovery: Fun with Maps Alone


What is a Map?


What the Map Tells


Traveling by Map



Exploration: Fun with the Compass


The Origin of the Compass


Compass Design Basics


Traveling by Compass Alone


Test Your Compass Skills


Fishing and Hunting: Special Use of Your Compass



Adventure: Fun with Map and Compass


The Excitement of the Uncertain


Traveling by Map and Compass-Orienteering


Hints on Wilderness Orienteering



Challenge: Competitive Orienteering


The History of the Sport of Orienteering


Your First Orienteering Race


Hints on Competitive Orienteering


Organizing an Orienteering Event


Preparing the Course


Running an Orienteering Event


Answers to Tests


Glossary


Map and Compass Resources


International Orienteering Federation Control Descriptions


Index