The goal of orientation is to determine that precise point on Earth’s surface where you now stand. You can represent your position by a mere dot on the map. This is known as point position. There are two lower levels of orientation. One is called line position: you know you are along a certain line on a map—such as a river, a trail, a ridge, a compass bearing, or a contour line—but you do not know where you are along that line. The lowest level of orientation is area position: you know the general area you are in, but that is all. The objective of orientation is to determine your exact point
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