FM 3-25.26 Land Navigation

Question 0

What are the basic colors of a map

Answer 0

Black: man made features
Red-Brown: cultural and relief features 
Blue: water features 
Green: vegetation 
Brown: relief features and elevation 
Red: cultural features 
Other: special information

Question 1

What is the field manual for map reading and land navigation

Answer 1

FM 3-25.26

Question 2

What are military symbols

Answer 2

Figures used to represent types of military organizations instillation sand activities

Question 3

Where is the legend of the map found

Answer 3

Lower left margin

Question 4

What are contour lines

Answer 4

Imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation. Represent high and low ground elevation

Question 5

What are 3 types of contour lines

Answer 5

Index
Intermediate
Supplementary

Question 6

How many Mils are in one degree

Answer 6

17.7 Mils

Question 7

How many norths are there on a military map

Answer 7

3 true magnetic and grid north

Question 8

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a hill

Answer 8

Concentric circles

Question 9

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a saddle

Answer 9

Hourglass

Question 10

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a valley

Answer 10

U shaped or V shaped

Question 11

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a ridge

Answer 11

U shaped. V shaped. Closed end points away from high ground

Question 12

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a depression

Answer 12

Closed contour lines that have tick marks pointing towards low ground

Question 13

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a draw

Answer 13

U shaped or V shaped pointing towards high ground

Question 14

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a spur

Answer 14

U or V pointing away from high ground

Question 15

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cliff

Answer 15

Contour lines very close together and in some instances touching

Question 16

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cut

Answer 16

Lines extend the length of the cut with tick marks that extend from the cut line to the road bed

Question 17

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a fill

Answer 17

The line extends the length of the filled area and has tick marks that point towards lower ground

Question 18

What must be done to a map before it can be used

Answer 18

It must be oriented

Question 19

What are 5 major terrain features found on a map

Answer 19

Hill
Ridge
Valley
Saddle
Depression

Question 20

What are 3 minor terrain features found on a military map

Answer 20

Draw
Spur
Cliff

Question 21

What are 2 supplementary terrain features found on military map

Answer 21

Cut

Fill

Question 22

What is a map

Answer 22

A map is a graphic representation of a portion of the earths surface drawn to scale as seem from above

Question 23

What is an azimuth

Answer 23

A horizontal angle measured in a clockwise manner from a north base line expressing direction

Question 24

what is vertical distance

Answer 24

the distance between the highest and lowest points measured

Question 25

what is a contour interval

Answer 25

the vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on a map

Question 26

what is the distance between grid lines on a combat map

Answer 26

1km or 1000meters

Question 27

how many mils are there in a circle

Answer 27

6400

Question 28

which north is used when using a military map

Answer 28

magnetic when using a compass. grid when using a map

Question 29

how would you hold a lensatic compass

Answer 29

away from metal, level and firm

Question 30

name 2 ways to hold a compass

Answer 30

compass-cheek method, center hold method

Question 31

what do topographic symbols represent

Answer 31

man-made and natural features

Question 32

in military symbols, what colors are used for a map overlay and what do they represent

Answer 32

``` Blue: friendly forces Red: enemy forces Black: boundaries Yellow: contaminated area Green: Engineer obstacles ```

Question 33

what is back azimuth

Answer 33

the opposite direction of an azimuth

Question 34

how do you figure out a back azimuth

Answer 34

add 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or less. subtract 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or more

Question 35

what is the general rule for reading military grid coordiantes

Answer 35

right and up

Question 36

how many sights does a compass have

Answer 36

2

Question 37

what is a benchmark

Answer 37

a man made marker showing points of elevation

Question 38

what are parallels of latitude

Answer 38

measured distances going north or south of the equator

Question 39

what does UTM stand for

Answer 39

universal transverse mercator

Question 40

how many times would the bezel ring click if it were fully rotated

Answer 40

120

Question 41

large cities on a map are represented by what color

Answer 41

black

Question 42

name two ways to orient a map

Answer 42

use a compass, and terrain association

Question 43

the arrow on a compass always points what direction

Answer 43

magnetic north

Question 44

what are the alternate colors on a map and what do they mean

Answer 44

gray: alternate for brown yellow: built up areas pink: political boundaries

Question 45

what is longitude

Answer 45

imaginary lines that run north to south originating in greenwich, england and measured in degrees

Question 46

what is a topographic map

Answer 46

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

Question 47

what is a small scale map

Answer 47

maps with scales of 1:1,000,000 and smaller. used for general planning and strategic study

Question 48

what is a medium scale map

Answer 48

maps with scales larger than 1:1,000,000 but smaller than 1:75,000 are used for operational planning

Question 49

what is a large scale map

Answer 49

maps with scales pf 1:75,000 and larger used for tactical, administrative and logistical planning

Question 50

what does the term intersection mean

Answer 50

finding the location of an unknown point by sighting two or more known points

Question 51

why is a map so important

Answer 51

can give you accurate distances, locations and heights, best routes, key terrain features and cover and concealment information

Question 52

what does resection mean

Answer 52

the method of locating ones position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least 2 well defined locations that can be pinpointed on a map

Question 53

if you find a symbol on a map that is unknown to you where would you look

Answer 53

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

Question 54

how many scales are there on a compass

Answer 54

degrees and mils

Question 55

what are the 4 quadrants on a map

Answer 55

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

Question 56

what are the 3 elements for dead reckoning

Answer 56

1) known starting point 2) known distance 3) known azimuth

Question 57

what is the name of the map system the US uses

Answer 57

UTM

Question 58

on a lensatic compass there are two rings, an outer black ring, and an inner red ring.what are they used for

Answer 58

red ring is to find degrees. black ring is used to find mils

Question 59

name 3 field expedient methods of determining directions

Answer 59

the shadow tip method, the watch method, the north star method

Question 60

the border line around the edge of the map is called the what

Answer 60

neat line

Question 61

name the different slopes found on a map

Answer 61

1) gentle 2) steep 3) concave 4) convex