> Orienteering – a sport that combines cross-country running with map-based navigation – is popular in Nordic countries. This may be one reason why people from

> Orienteering – a sport that combines cross-country running with map-based navigation – is popular in Nordic countries. This may be one reason why people from those countries tend to be better navigators than people from elsewhere. Or it's the other way around - orienteering is popular there because people who are good at navigation enjoy orienteering. (I was never a super fan, but like to think I'm fairly good at orienting myself in my environment.)