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Question 1

How many mils in a meter

Answer 1

17.78

Question 2

What is marginal info for

Answer 2

Identification-indicates which area coverage the map represents
interpretation-provides correlation between actual terrain features and map topo symbols
Evaluation-helps determine the validity of the info represented on the map

Question 3

Colors on map

Answer 3

black-manmade features
brown-terrain features
green-vegetation
blue-water 
red-road conditions and built up areas

Question 4

Military Grid Reference System

Answer 4

MGRS-standard used by US forces and NATO for locating any point on the earth with 2 to 10 chatacter geocode

Question 5

Scale sizes

Answer 5

Large-1:75,000
Medium-1:75,00 to 1:600,000 used for arial or strategic purposes
Small-1:600,000 and smaller

Question 6

Datum

Answer 6

horizontal datum indicates the collection of data from which the grid reference system is based. always check
Vertical datum indicates the collection of data from which the elevation data is based