TC 3-25.26/ Map Colors 🌏🌈

Question 1

How many Colors are on a military map?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

Black

Answer 2

Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads, surveyed spot elevations, and all labels.

Question 3

Red-Brown

Answer 3

The colors red and brown are combined to identify cultural features, all relief features, nonsurveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable maps

Question 4

Blue

Answer 4

Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage

Question 5

Green

Answer 5

Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards

Question 6

Brown

Answer 6

Identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and cultivated land on red-light readable maps

Question 7

Red

Answer 7

Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older maps