PT, Map Reading, and Flags

Question 1

What is meant by FITT factors?

Answer 1

Frequency, intensity, time, type

Question 2

What 3 exercises are on the army physical fitness test?

Answer 2

push-ups, sit-ups, and 2-mile run

Question 3

3 phases of fitness conditioning

Answer 3

Preparatory, conditioning, maintenance

Question 4

Events in cadet challenge

Answer 4

Curl-ups, pull-ups, v-sit reach, shuttle run, 1-mile run/walk

Question 5

Types and sizes of flags

Answer 5

Garrison (20x38), Post (10x19), Storm (5x9½)

Question 6

How should you raise and lower a flag?

Answer 6

Raise it briskly and lower it ceremoniously

Question 7

How do you raise a flag to half-staff?

Answer 7

Raise it briskly to its peak and then lower it ceremoniously to half-staff

Question 8

What do the colors of the flag represent?

Answer 8

White - hope, purity, innocence; red - hardiness, valor; blue - reverence to God, loyalty, vigilance, perseverance, and justice

Question 9

What is a map?

Answer 9

a portion of the earth’s surface as seen from above and drawn to scale

Question 10

5 colors on a map and what they represent

Answer 10

Red - man-made objects such as roads; black - man-made objects such as buildings; blue - wetlands/water; brown - elevation; green - vegetation

Question 11

General rule for reading a map

Answer 11

Read right and up

Question 12

How many degrees on a compass/protractor?

Answer 12

360

Question 13

What are the three norths of map reading?

Answer 13

True north, magnetic north, and grid north

Question 14

Where do you go on a map to understand a symbol?

Answer 14

The legend

Question 15

How close does 4 digits of a grid coordinate get you to a location?

Answer 15

1000m

Question 16

How close does 6 digits of a grid coordinate get you to a location?

Answer 16

100m

Question 17

How close does 8 digits of a grid coordinate get you to a location?

Answer 17

10m

Question 18

How close does 10 digits of a grid coordinate get you to a location?

Answer 18

1m

Question 19

What do we use to measure distance on a map?

Answer 19

The bar scale

Question 20

What is an azimuth?

Answer 20

a horizontal clockwise angle measured from a known reference point

Question 21

The difference between a back azimuth and a forward azimuth is how many degrees?

Answer 21

180

Question 22

What is a GM angle?

Answer 22

The difference between the grid and magnet azimuths

Question 23

5 major terrain features

Answer 23

Hill, valley, ridge, depression, saddle

Question 24

3 minor terrain features

Answer 24

Draw, spur, cliff

Question 25

5 colors of a map

Answer 25

red, black, blue, green, red/brown