MAP READING

Question 1

How do you read a map?

Answer 1

Right and up

Question 2

What are the colors on a military map?

Answer 2

Red, Blue, Green, Black, and Brown

Question 3

What are the colors on the map and what do they stand for?

Answer 3

Red- Densely populated areas
Blue- Water
Green- Vegetation
Black- Man made objects
Brown- Contour, elevation, and relief

Question 4

What tool would you use to determine a magnetic azimuth in a field enviroment?

Answer 4

A compass or protractor

Question 5

What are the 5 major terrain features?

Answer 5

Hilltop
Valley
Ridgeline
Saddle
Depression

Question 6

How many Norths are there and what are they called:

Answer 6

3, true north, grid north, and magnetic north

Question 7

What is a declination diagram?

Answer 7

A drawing that shows the angular relationship between grid, true, and magnetic north

Question 8

What is the contour interval?

Answer 8

Line on the map that shows the vertical distance from sea level

Question 9

What is a coordinate?

Answer 9

a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph

Question 10

What are military symbols?

Answer 10

Symbols used to show the identity, size, and location of units on the map or overly

Question 11

What is a relief map?

Answer 11

Variation in the height and slope of the earth surface

Question 12

What is elevation on a map?

Answer 12

The height of vertical distance of terrain of object in the terrains above or below sea level

Question 13

How is the location shown on the map?

Answer 13

With contour lines