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What is the Field Manual for map reading and land navigation? |
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The Field Manual for map reading and land navigation is
FM 3-25.26 |
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| What are the basic colors of a map? |
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The basic colors of a map are
Black
Blue
Green
Red
Brown
Red-Brown |
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| Black indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads, surveyed spot elevations, and all labels. |
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| Blue identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage. |
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| Green identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards. |
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| Red classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older maps. |
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| Brown identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and cultivated land on red-light readable maps. |
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| Red-Brown. The colors red and brown are combined to identify cultural features, all relief features, non-surveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable maps |
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Where is the Legend of the map found?
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The Legend of the map found in the
Lower left margin |
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Contour lines are
imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation. |
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What are the 3 types of contour lines?
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The 3 types of contour lines are
- Index
- Intermediate
- Supplementary
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How many Mils are in one Degree?
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There are 17.7 Mils in one Degree?
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How many Norths are there on a military map? |
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There are 3 Norths on a military map and they are
- True north
- Magnetic north
- Grid north
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What must be done to a map before it can be used?
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A must be oriented before it can be used |
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What are the 5 major terrain features found on a map? |
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The 5 major terrain features found on a map are
- Hill
- Ridge
- Valley
- Saddle
- Depression
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What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a military map? |
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The 3 minor terrain features found on a military map are
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What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map?
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The 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map are
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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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Name two ways to hold a compass?
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Two ways to hold a compass are
- Compass-to-Cheek Method
- Center-Hold Method
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What is a declination diagram?
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A declination diagram
shows the angular relationship between the magnetic north, grid north and true north |
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UTM stands for
Universal Transverse Mercator |
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Name two ways to orient a map?
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Two ways to orient a map are
By using a compass and terrain association |
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What are the 4 quadrants on a map?
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The 4 quadrants on a map are
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Northwest
- Southwest
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What are the three elements for a land navigation process known as Dead Reckoning?
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The three elements for a land navigation process known as Dead Reckoning are
- Known starting point
- Known distance
- Known azimuth
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What is the feature that makes the lensatic compass work well at night?
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The feature that makes the lensatic compass work well at night are
The dials and needles are luminous |
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What is the name of the map system that the U.S. uses?
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The name of the map system that the U.S. uses is
UTM
(Universal Transverse Mercator) |
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Name 3 field expedient methods of determining direction. |
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3 field expedient methods of determining direction are
The shadow-tip method, the watch method, and the North Star method |
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Name the different slopes found on a map.
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The different slopes found on a map are
- Gentle
- Steep
- Concave
- Convex
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How close will a six-digit grid coordinate get you to your point?
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A six-digit grid coordinate will get you to within 100 meters of your point
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How close will an eight-digit grid get you to your point?
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An eight-digit grid will get you to within 10 meters of your point |
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