416-418 Flashcards
What are the types of maps you could work with in the MCC?
Topographical map, city map and highway maps.
What is a topographical map?
It is a graphic representation of the earth’s surface to include man-made features as well as natural features through the use of symbols, lines, colors and forms.
What is the purpose of the city map?
To show the details of streets and street names, important building and other elements of urban landscape important to navigation.
What identifies the symbols used to show how the map presents the terrain’s natural and man-made features?
The map legend.
What do military symbols show?
The identity, size, location or movement of personnel, military activities and installations.
What are grid lines?
A network of straight parallel lines running bottom to top (vertical), then from left to right (horizontal).
What map color shows vegetation, such as forests and orchards?
Green
What is it called when you are determining an exact location on a map?
Plotting a position
What is the first half of plotting that represents the label as read from left to right called?
Easting.
What is the second half of plotting that represents the label as read from the bottom to top called?
Northing.
7/D is an example of what type of grid coordinate?
Rough grid coordinate
2.5/E.4 is an example of what type of grid coordinate?
Refined grid coordinate.
What is the hot zone?
The area where the actual incident occurred and contamination exists.
What type of events should be put on the events log?
Enter anything that occurs during your tour of duty that is of importance now or could be at some time in the future.
What is a status board?
Status boards are displays, charts, slides, maps or computer shows that present important unit information
