Land Navigation

Question 1

What does FM and TC 3-25.26 cover?

Answer 1

Land navigation and Map reading

Question 2

How do you orient a map?

Answer 2

Compass or terrain association

Question 3

What are the major terrain features?

Answer 3

Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, Depression

Question 4

What are the minor terrain features?

Answer 4

Draw, Spur, Cliff

Question 5

What are supplementary terrain features?

Answer 5

Cut, Fill

Question 6

What are the three types of contour lines?

Answer 6

Index, Intermediate, Supplementary

Question 7

What are the three factors needed for dead reckoning?

Answer 7

Known starting point
Known azimuth
Known distance

Question 8

What is an azimuth

Answer 8

Horizontal angle direction in degrees, clockwise from a north base line

Question 9

How do you hold a compass?

Answer 9

Compass to cheek

Center hold

Question 10

What is a resection?

Answer 10

Finding the location of an unknown point by shooting a back azimuth from two known points (opposite of intersection)

Question 11

How many mils are in one degree?

Answer 11

17.7 mils

Question 12

What does FLOT mean?

Answer 12

Forward Line Of Troops

Question 13

What is the name of the map system the US uses?

Answer 13

UTM