FREE MILITARY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MAP READING

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FREE MILITARY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MAP READING

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Question 1: What are parallels of latitude?

Answer:

Measured distances going north or south of the equator Question 2: What are the three elements for a land navigation process known as Dead Reckoning?

Answer:

Known starting point, Known distance, known azimuth

Question 3: What is a contour level?

Answer:

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

Question 4: Name 3 field expedient methods of determining direction

Answer:

The shadow-tip method, the watch method, and the North Star method

Question 5: Are topographic symbols drawn to scale?

Answer:

No

Question 6: What must be done to a map before it can be used?

Answer:

It must be oriented.

Question 7: What is a contour interval?

Answer:

The vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on a map

Question 8: The arrow on a compass always points what direction?

Answer:

Magnetic north Question 9: What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map?

Answer:

Cut, Fill Question 10: If you find a symbol on a map that is unknown to you, where would you look?

Answer:

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

Question 11: What is a map?

Answer:

Graphic representation of a portion of the earth's surface drawn to scale, as seen from above

Question 12: What are the 4 quadrants on a map?

Answer:

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

Question 13: How many Mils are in one Degree?

Answer:

17.7 mils

Question 14: What does UTM stand for?

Answer:

Universal Transverse Mercator

Question 15: What do topographic symbols represent?

Answer:

Man-made and natural features

Question 16: The border line around the edge of the map is called the what?

Answer:

Neat line

Question 17: What is the general rule for reading military grid coordinates?

Answer:

Right and Up

Question 18: How would you hold a lensatic compass?

Answer:

Away from metal, level and firm

Question 19: What is a benchmark?

Answer:

A man-made marker showing points of elevation

Question 20: How many scales are there on a compass, what are they?

Answer:

There are two: Degrees and Mils

Question 21: How many Norths are there on a military map?

Answer:

Three: Magnetic north, true north, and Grid north

Question 22: What are contour lines?

Answer:

imaginary lines representing high and low elevation.

Question 23: Whats a topographic map?

Answer:

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

Question 24: What are two methods of measuring an azimuth?

Answer:

Compass and a protractor

Question 25: What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a map?

Answer:

Draw, Spur, Cliff

Question 26: What does the term FLOT mean?

Answer:

Forward Line Of Troops Question 27: You must find at least how many known locations on a map and the actual ground in order to plot your location accurately?

Answer:

At least 2 Question 28: In military symbols, what colors are used for a map overlay and what do they represent?

Answer:

Blue- friendly forces, Red- Enemy forces, Black- boundaries, Yellow- Contaminated area both friendly and enemy, Green- Engineer obstacles, both friendly and enemy