TC 3-25.26 Part 1

Question 1

What is the definition of a map?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What is the purpose of a map?

Answer 2

provides information on the existence of the location and the distance between ground features, such as populated places and routes of travel, and communication

Question 3

What scale is a small map?

Answer 3

1: 1,000,000 and smaller in scale

Question 4

What scale is a medium map?

Answer 4

1:1,000,000 to 1: 75,000 in scale

Question 5

What scale is a large map?

Answer 5

anything greater than 1:75,000

Question 6

What is the typical scale of a map used for land nav?

Answer 6

1: 50,000

Question 7

name three types of maps

Answer 7

Topographic map, Digital map, and Planimetric map

Question 8

Where is the scale of a map located?

Answer 8

The upper left margins

Question 9

Where is the elevation of a map located?

Answer 9

Lower right margins

Question 10

Where is the bar scale located on a map?

Answer 10

The Center of the lower margins

Question 11

Where is the legend located on a map?

Answer 11

Lower Left Margins

Question 12

Where is the sheet name located

Answer 12

Upper center of the Margins

Question 13

What are the colors of a map?

Answer 13

Black 
Blue
Brown
Red-Brown
Red
Green

Question 14

What does black mean on a map?

Answer 14

Man made objects

Question 15

What does blue mean on a map?

Answer 15

Water

Question 16

What does brown mean on a map?

Answer 16

Contour Lines and relief features or cultivated land

Question 17

What does red-brown mean?

Answer 17

Contour lines and relief features under a red light

Question 18

What does green on a map mean?

Answer 18

Vegetation

Question 19

What does red mean on a map?

Answer 19

Roads and boundaries

Question 20

What is a latitude line?

Answer 20

a line on a map traveling north to south

Question 21

What is a longitude line?

Answer 21

a line on a map traveling east to west

Question 22

How big is a grid square on a large map?

Answer 22

1km By 1km

Question 23

How do you determine your pace count?

Answer 23

Counting how many paces it takes you to get to 100 meters

Question 24

What are the three norths?

Answer 24

True North, Magnetic north, grid north

Question 25

What is true north?

Answer 25

north that is normally pointed out by a star

Question 26

What is magnetic north?

Answer 26

North that is pointed out by a compass

Question 27

What is grid north?

Answer 27

North as seen on a map

Question 28

What is an Azimuth?

Answer 28

horizontal angle measured clockwise from a north base line

Question 29

What is an intersection?

Answer 29

location of an unknown point by successively occupying at least two (preferably three) known positions on the ground, and then map sighting on the unknown location

Question 30

What is a resection?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is modified resection?

Answer 31

locating one’s position on the map when the person is located on a linear feature on the ground, such as a road