1.1 - Orienteering
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Practice Questions
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What year did civilian competitions in orienteering start?
💡 Hint: Consider the timeline after the military use.
What does a contour interval of 5m indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about how closely spaced the lines are.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What year was the International Orienteering Federation founded?
💡 Hint: Think about the time period of significant development in orienteering.
True or False: Dijkstra's algorithm only considers distance when plotting a route.
💡 Hint: Consider what other types of costs may be considered in navigation.
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Challenge Problems
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Provide a detailed analysis of how different terrain types affect route choices in orienteering, utilizing Monte Carlo simulations for evaluation.
💡 Hint: Investigate how elevation and obstacles change route dynamics.
Develop an error budget for a competitive orienteering race that considers potential navigational errors and propose methods to mitigate these.
💡 Hint: Think about how errors accumulate and can be measured.
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