Group 1 Flashcards
What is the FM for Map reading/Land Nav
FM 3-25.26
What are the basic colors of a map?
Black - Man made features. Red-brown - cultural reliefs, contour lines. Blue - water features. Green - Identifies vegetation. Brown - Identifies cultivated land. Red - populated areas, main roads. Other - special information.
Three types of contour lines.
Index, Intermediate, supplementary.
How many Mils are in one degree?
17.7
How many norths are on a military map?
True North, Magnetic North, Grid North.
What are the 5 major terrain features on a map?
Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, Depression
What are the 3 minor terrain features?
Draw, Spur, Cliff
What are the 2 supplementary terrain features?
Cut, Fill
What is a map?
A map is a geographic representation of a portion of the earth’s surface, drawn to scale as seen from above.
How many mils are there in a circle?
6400 mils in 360 degrees
What is an azimuth?
A horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from a north base line, expressing direction.
What are two ways to hold a compass.
Center hold, compass to cheek method.
What is the general rule for reading military grid coordinates?
Right and UP
The lensatic compass has a bezel ring, each bezel ring click is equal to how many degrees?
3, 120 fully rotated
What does the term FLOT mean?
Forward Line of troops
What FM covers drill and ceremony?
FM 3-21.5
What are the three marching steps used in drill?
15 inch step, 30 inch step, 30 inch step in double time.
What are two prescribed formations for platoons?
Line and column