How Well Do You Know Orienteering Map Symbols? Test your knowledge with two challenging quizzes! Reading an orienteering map is much more than recognising colours and familiar shapes. Every map symbol represents a particular terrain feature, and understanding its precise meaning is essential for confident navigation. But how accurately do you interpret these symbols? Can you distinguish a small depression from a pit? Do you know the differences between various types of paths, marshes, cliffs and vegetation? Can you interpret the information conveyed by a symbol without relying on its general appearance alone? I have prepared two quizzes, each containing 10 questions , based on the International Specification for Orienteering Maps (ISOM 2017-2) . Quiz 1 — Intermediate: Know Your Map Symbols Test your knowledge of commonly used map symbols, their correct names and what they represent in the terrain. Quiz 2 — Advanced: Understand the Differences Take on more challenging questions ab...