Basic Map Reading

Question 1

What does the color blue mean on a map?

Answer 1

Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage.

Question 2

What does the color green mean on a map?

Answer 2

Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards.

Question 3

What does the color black mean on a map?

Answer 3

Cultural (Man made) feature.

Question 4

What are the Three North’s on a military map?

Answer 4

True north, magnetic north, and grid north.

Question 5

What are the Two Supplemental Terrain Features?

Answer 5

Cut and Fill.

Question 6

What are the Five Major Terrain Features?

Answer 6

Hill, Ridge, Valley, Saddle, and Depression.

Question 7

List the degree of accuracy associated with the grid coordinate with Four-Digits.

Answer 7

1,000 Meters

Question 8

List the degree of accuracy associated with the grid coordinate with Six-Digits.

Answer 8

100 Meters

Question 9

List the degree of accuracy associated with the grid coordinate with Eight-Digits.

Answer 9

10 Meters

Question 10

Grid coordinates on a military map are read:

Answer 10

From west to east first (easting), then from south to north (northing).
Left-to-right, bottom-to-top

Question 11

What are the Three Minor Terrain Features

Answer 11

Draw, Spur and Cliff.