Land Nav Flashcards
Red/Brown
man made building
Blue
water features
Brown
elevation
Green
Vegitation
Red
Populated area
Black
man made objects
Azimuth
Horizontal angle measured in a clockwise manner from a north base land
Digits 6, 8 and 10
6 digits is to find a location point within 100m 8 is 10m and 10 digits is 1m
what is the five major terrain features
Hill, Valley , Ridge , Saddle, Depression
What are the supplementary terrain
Cut and fill
what are the 3 minor terrain features
Draw, Cliff and Spur
Define Map
A graphic representation of a portion of earths surface
Where is the legend of a map
Lower left margin
how many mils in a degreee
17.7
types of contour lines
indiex, intermediate, supplementary
3 norths
grid , magnetic and tru
how many mils are in a circle
6400mils
how do you hold a lensatic compass
away from metal level and firm
two methose to holding a compass
compass to cheek and center hold
how do you figure out a back azimuth
add 180 or subract (if more than 180)
how many sights does a compass have
two
how do you read a map
right and up
the four quadrants of a map
north east, south east, north east , south west
edge of a map is called
neat line
