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In contrast to contour lines crossing a stream or river, contour lines forming a ridge or spur have a 'U' shape with the closed end of the 'U' pointing toward highre or lower ground?

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1. In contrast to contour lines crossing a stream or river, contour lines forming a ridge or spur have a 'U' shape with the closed end of the 'U' pointing toward highre or lower ground?

The orienteer finds his location on the map and places his thumb directly next to it. He moves from point to point on the ground without moving his thumb from his initial location. To find the new location, the only thing that needs to be done is look at the map and use the thumb as a reference for the last location. This technique that the map be folded small and prevents the orienteer from looking all over the map for his location
Lower (or away from higher ground)
Even
A planned magnetic deviation slightly to the right or left of an objective. Why use a deliberate offset? If your objective lies along a linear feature, such as a road or stream, and you proceed directly to the objective you may (due to minor errors in navigation) reach the linear feature and not know whether the objective is to your right or left. A deliberate offset puts you slightly on one side of the objective so you'll know which way to go in relation to the linear fature

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