Select the correct answer. Based on the information in this passage, which activity is most similar to geocaching?
Geocaching
by J. Robbins
OA going for a swim at the neighborhood pool
OB taking a walk around the neighborhood
OC using mapping applications on a smartphone
OD
reading a book on the use of satellites
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It has been many years since pirates sailed the open seas to
search for buried treasure. However, modern day geocachers are
taking up where their treasure-loving ancestors left off.
Geocaching is an outdoor sport in which participants search for
hidden treasures, or caches, using Global Positioning Systems
(GPS). Most caches contain logbooks and small items wrapped in
waterproof material.
The sport of geocaching is enjoyed in over 100 countries
today. Most often, geocaching takes place in urban areas where
many people have access to the caches. A geocacher will bury a
cache in a strategic location and record the GPS coordinates on a
Web site. Other geocachers will then use their own GPS
technology to search out the cache. Once the cache is found,
they will record their names in the cache's logbook. Geocachers
may keep the items in the cache on the condition that they
replace them with other items of equal or greater value.
As technology has grown more sophisticated, so has
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