Military Geography

Question 1

9 Geographic factors leading to Normandy’s selection

Answer 1

1) Weakest Atlantic Wall segment
2) Farther from Ruhr
3) Near Cherbourg harbor
4) West of Paris-Channel rail lines
5) Opposite British ports
6) Beaches sheltered from westerly storms
7) Avoid fish in barrel in Dover straits
8) South English estuaries and forests conceal troops
9) German reinforcements must cross rivers (can blow bridges)

Question 2

Other factors

Answer 2

Tides, bocage, farmland

Question 3

Military Geography

Answer 3

Sub-category dedicated to military application of geography for operations looking at cultural, meteorological, and topographic considerations

Question 4

Cultural Geography

Answer 4

Intersection between physical terrain and humans, how humans interact with land and how land influences culture

Question 5

Tidal Range

Answer 5

Height difference in water with tides (high and low)

Question 6

Bocage

Answer 6

Northern French farmland and pastures divided by hedgerows and earthworks