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Land Navigation and Map Reading Flashcards

1
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What is the Field Manual for map reading and land navigation?

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FM 3-25.26

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What are the basic colors of the map and what do they represent?

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Black, Red-Brown, Blue, Green, Brown, Red, and other

Black - Man made objects, such as buildings and roads, surveyed spot elevations and all labels

Red-Brown - cultural features, all relief features, and elevation, and non-surveyed spot elevations, such as contour lines on a red-light readable map

Blue - Water features

Brown - relief features and elevation

Red - Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, boundaries

Other - Occasionally other colors are used to show special information, these are indicated in the marginal information as a rule

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3
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What are military symbols

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Figures used to represent types of military organizations, installations, and activities

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4
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Where is the Legend of the map found?

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Lower left margin

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5
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What are contour lines?

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Imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation.

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6
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What are 3 types of contour lines?

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  1. Index
  2. Intermediate
  3. Supplementary
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7
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How many Mils are in one Degree?

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17.7 mils

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a hill?

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A hill is shown on a map by contour lines forming concentric circles. The inside of the smallest closed circle is the hilltop.

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a saddle?

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A saddle is normally represented as an hourglass

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a valley?

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Contour lines forming a valley are either U-shaped or V-shaped

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a Ridge?

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Contour lines forming a ridge tend to be U-shaped or V-shaped. The closed end of the contour line points away from high ground.

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12
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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a depression?

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Usually only depressions that tare equal to or greater than the contour interval will be shown. On maps, depressions are represented by closed contour lines that have tick marks pointing toward low ground.

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13
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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a draw?

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The contour lines depicting a draw are U-shaped or V-shaped pointing toward high ground.

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a spur?

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Contour lines on a map depict a spur with the U or V pointing away from high ground.

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cliff?

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Cliffs are also shown by contour lines very close together and, in some instances, touching each other.

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16
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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cut?

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This contour line extends the length of the cut and has tick marks that extend from the cut line to the roadbed, if the map scale permits this level of detail.

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What shape are the contour lines that indicate a fill?

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This contour line extends the length of the filled area and has tick marks that point toward lower ground. If the map scale permits, the length of the fill tick marks are drawn to scale and extend from the base line of the fill symbol.

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18
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What must be done to a map before it can be used?

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It must be oriented

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19
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How many Norths are there on a military map?

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True North
Magnetic North
Grid North

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20
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What are 5 major terrain features found on a map?

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Hill
Valley
Ridge
Saddle
Depression
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21
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What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a military map?

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Draw
Spur
Cliff

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22
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What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map?

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Cut

Fill

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23
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What is a map?

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A map is a graphic representation of a portion of the earth’s surface drawn to scale, as seen from above

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24
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What is an azimuth?

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A horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from a north base line, expressing direction

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25
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What is vertical distance?

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The distance between the highest and lowest points measured

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26
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What is a contour interval?

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The vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on a map

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27
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What is the distance between grid lines on a combat map?

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1 kilometer or 1000 meters

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28
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How many mils are there in a circle?

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6400 mils in 360 degrees

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29
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Which north is used when using a military map?

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Magnetic north when using a compass, and grid north when using the map

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30
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How would you hold a lensatic compass?

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Away from metal (weapons, electrical devices), level and firm

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31
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Name two ways to hold a compass?

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Compass to cheek method

Center Hold method

32
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Are topographic symbols drawn to scale

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No

33
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What do topographic symbols represent?

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Man-made and natural features

34
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In military symbols, what colors are used for a map overlay and what do they represent?

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Blue- Friendly forces
Red- Enemy forces
Black - boundaries
Yellow - contaminated area both friendly and enemy
Green- engineered obstacles both friendly and enemy

35
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What is back Azimuth

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The opposite direction of an Azimuth

36
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How do you figure out a back Azimuth?

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To obtain a back azimuth from an azimuth, add 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or less; subtract 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or more

37
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What is a declination diagram?

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Shows the angular relationship between magnetic north, grid north and true north

38
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What is the general rule for reading military grid coordinates

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Right and Up

39
Q

How many sights does a compass have

A

2

40
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What is a benchmark?

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A man-made marker showing points of elevation

41
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What are parallels of latitude?

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Measured distances going North or South of the equator

42
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What is an aerial photograph?

A

A photograph taken from an airborne vehicle.

43
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What does UTM stand for?

A

Universal Traverse Mercator

44
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The lensatic compass has a bezel ring; each bezel ring click is equal to how many degrees?

A

3

45
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How many times would the bezel ring click if it were fully rotated?

A

120

46
Q

Large cities on a map are represented by what color?

A

Black

47
Q

Name two ways to orient a map?

A

Use a compass

Terrain Association

48
Q

What is the Field Manual for Operation Terms and Graphics?

A

FM 1-02

49
Q

The arrow on a compass always points in what direction?

A

Magnetic North

50
Q

What does the term FLOT mean?

A

Forward Line of Troops

51
Q

What are the alternate colors on a map and what do they mean?

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Grey - alternate color for brown
Yellow - built up areas
Pink - political boundaries

52
Q

What is longitude?

A

Imaginary lines that run north to south originating in Greenwich, England and measured in degrees

53
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What is a topographic map?

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Portrays terrain and land forms in a measurable way as well as horizontal features of the positions represented

54
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What is a small-scale map?

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Those maps with scales of 1:1,000,000 and smaller are used for general planning and for strategic studies. The standard small-scale map is 1:1,000,000 This map covers a very large land area at the expense of detail.

55
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What is a medium-scale map?

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Those maps with scales larger than 1:1,000,000 but smaller than 1:75,000 are used for operational planning. They contain a moderate amount of detail, but terrain analysis is best done with the large-scale maps. The standard medium-scale map is 1:250,000. Medium scale maps of 1:100,000 are also frequently encountered.

56
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What is a large-scale map?

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Those maps with scales of 1:75,000 and larger are used for tactical, administrative, and logistical planning. These are the maps that you as a soldier or junior leader are most likely to encounter. The standard large-scale map is 1:50,000; however, many areas have been mapped at a scale of 1:25,000.

57
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What does the term intersection mean?

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Finding the location of an unknown point by sighting two or more known points

58
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Why is a map so important?

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When used correctly, a map can give you accurate distances, locations and heights, best routes, key terrain features, and cover and concealment information

59
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What does the term resection mean?

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Resection is the method of locating one’s position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well-defined locations that can be pinpointed on the map

60
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If you find a symbol on a map that is unknown to you, where would you look?

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The marginal data, located on the outside lower portion of the map

61
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How many scales are there on a compass, what are they?

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There are 2

  • Degrees
  • Mils
62
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What are the 4 quadrants on a map?

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Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast

63
Q

What are the three elements for a land navigation process known as dead reckoning?

A

Known starting point
Known distance
Known Azimuth

64
Q

What is the feature that makes the lensatic compass work well at night?

A

The dials and needles are luminous

65
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What is a polar coordinate?

A

Plotting or locating an unknown point using an azimuth and a distance from a known starting point?

66
Q

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

A

UTM

Universal Traverse Mercator

67
Q

On a lensatic compass there are two rings, and outer black ring and an inner red ring, what are they used for?

A

The inner red ring is used to find degrees, and the outer black ring is used to find mils

68
Q

Name 3 field expedient methods of determining direction

A

The shadow-tip method
The watch method
The North Star method

69
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What is a contour level?

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It is the vertical distance between contour lines. The amount of the contour level is located in the Marginal Information on the map.

70
Q

The border line around the edge of the map is called the what?

A

Neat line

71
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Name the different slopes found on a map.

A

Gentle
Steep
Concave
Convex

72
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You must find at least how many known locations on a map and the actual ground in order to plot your location accurately?

A

At least 2

73
Q

What are the three main map sizes?

A

Small, Medium, Large

74
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What are two methods of measuring an azimuth?

A

Compass and protractor

75
Q

How close will an eight-digit grid get you to your point?

A

10 meters

76
Q

How close will a six-digit grid coordinate get you to your point?

A

100 meters

77
Q

What would you use on a map to measure actual ground distance?

A

The bar scale

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