Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #1: What is the Field Manual for map reading and

land navigation?

Answer: FM 3-25.26

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #2: What are the basic colors of a map, and what does each color represent?

Answer: Black - Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings and roads, surveyed spot elevations, and all labels. 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. Blue - Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage. Green - Identifies vegetation with military significance, such as woods, orchards, and vineyards. Brown - Identifies all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and cultivated land on red-light readable maps. Red - Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older maps. Other - Occasionally other colors may be used to show special information. These are indicated in the marginal information as a rule. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-5 / PDF 24)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #3: What are military symbols?

Answer: Figures used to represent types of military organizations, installations, and activities (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-4 / PDF 24)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #4: Where is the Legend of the map found?

Answer: Lower left margin (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-1 / PDF 19)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #5: What are contour lines?

Answer: Imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-2 / PDF 123)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #6: What are 3 types of contour lines?

Answer: Index Intermediate Supplementary (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-2 / PDF 123)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #7: How many Mils are in one Degree?

Answer: 17.7 mils (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-1 / PDF 65)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #8: How many Norths are there on a military map?

Answer: Three: True north Magnetic north Grid north (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-1 / PDF 20)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #9: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a hill?

Answer:

A hill is shown on a map by contour lines forming concentric circles. The inside of the smallest closed circle is the hilltop. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 133)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #10: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a saddle?

Answer:

A saddle is normally represented as an hourglass (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 133)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #11: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a valley?

Answer:

Contour lines forming a valley are either U-shaped or V-shaped. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 134)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #12: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a Ridge?

Answer:

Contour lines forming a ridge tend to be U-shaped or V-shaped. The closed end of the contour line points away from high ground. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 134)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #13: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a depression?

Answer:

Usually only depressions that are equal to or greater than the contour interval will be shown. On maps, depressions are represented by closed contour lines that have tick marks pointing toward low ground. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 135)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #14: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a draw?

Answer:

The contour lines depicting a draw are U-shaped or V-shaped, pointing toward high ground. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 135)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #15: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a spur?

Answer:

Contour lines on a map depict a spur with the U or V pointing away from high ground. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 136)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #16: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cliff?

Answer:

Cliffs are also shown by contour lines very close together and, in some instances, touching each other. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 136)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #17: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cut?

Answer: This contour line extends the length of the cut and has tick marks that extend from the cut line to the roadbed, if the map scale permits this level of detail. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 137)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #18: What shape are the contour lines that indicate a fill?

Answer: This contour line extends the length of the filled area and has tick marks that point toward lower ground. If the map scale permits, the length of the fill tick marks are drawn to scale and extend from the base line of the fill symbol. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 137)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #19: What must be done to a map before it can be used?

Answer: It must be oriented. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 11-1 / PDF 147)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #20: What are 5 major terrain features found on a map?

Answer: Hill Ridge Valley Saddle Depression (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 133)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #21: What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a military map?

Answer: Draw Spur Cliff (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 135)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #22: What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map?

Answer: Cut Fill (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-6 / PDF 137)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #23: What is a map?

Answer: A map is a graphic representation of a portion of the earths surface drawn to scale, as seen from above. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-1 / PDF 11)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #24: What is an azimuth?

Answer: A horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from a north base line, expressing direction. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-3 / PDF 66)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #25: What is vertical distance?

Answer: The distance between the highest and lowest points measured.

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #26: What is a contour interval?

Answer: The vertical distance between adjacent contour lines on a map. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-1 / PDF 20)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #27: What is the distance between grid lines on a combat map?

Answer: 1 kilometer or 1000 meters

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #28: How many mils are there in a circle?

Answer: 6400 mils in 360 degrees

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #29: Which north is used when using a military map?

Answer: Magnetic north when using a compass, and grid north when using the map

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #30: How would you hold a lensatic compass?

Answer: Away from metal (weapons, electrical devices), level and firm

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #31: Name two ways to hold a compass?

Answer: Compass-to-Cheek Method Center-Hold Method (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 9-4 / PDF 111)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #32: Are topographic symbols drawn to scale?

Answer: No

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #33: What do topographic symbols represent?

Answer: Man-made and natural features (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-4 / PDF 24)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #34: 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

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #35: What is Back Azimuth?

Answer: The opposite direction of an azimuth. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-3 / PDF 67)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #36: How do you figure out a back azimuth?

Answer: To obtain a back azimuth from an azimuth, add 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or less; subtract 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or more (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-3 / PDF 67)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #37: What is a declination diagram?

Answer: Shows the angular relationship between the magnetic north, grid north and true north (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 3-1 / PDF 20)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #38: What is the general rule for reading military grid coordinates?

Answer: Right and UP

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #39: How many sights does a compass have?

Answer: 2

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #40: What is a benchmark?

Answer: A man-made marker showing points of elevation (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-3 / PDF 127)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #41: What are parallels of latitude?

Answer: Measured distances going north or south of the equator (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 4-2 / PDF 25)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #42: What is an aerial photograph?

Answer: An aerial photograph is any photograph taken from an airborne vehicle (aircraft, drones, balloons, satellites, and so forth) (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 8 / PDF 87)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #43: What does UTM stand for?

Answer: Universal Transverse Mercator (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 4-3 / PDF 34)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #44: The lensatic compass has a bezel ring; each bezel ring click is equal to how many degrees?

Answer: 3

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #45: How many times would the bezel ring click if it were fully rotated?

Answer: 120

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #46: Large cities on a map are represented by what color?

Answer: Black

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #47: Name two ways to orient a map?

Answer: Use a compass and terrain association

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #48: What is the Field Manual for Operational Terms and Graphics?

Answer: FM 1-02

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #49: The arrow on a compass always points what direction?

Answer: Magnetic north

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #50: What does the term FLOT mean?

Answer: Forward Line Of Troops

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #51: What are the alternate colors on a map and what do they mean?

Answer: Gray- alternate color for brown, Yellow- built up areas, and Pink- political boundaries

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #52: What is longitude?

Answer: Imaginary lines that run north to south originating in Greenwich, England and measured in degrees (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 4-2 / PDF 25)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #53: What s a topographic map?

Answer: Portrays terrain and land forms in a measurable way as well as horizontal features of the positions represented (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-6 / PDF 15)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #54: What is a small-scale map?

Answer: Those maps with scales of 1:1,000,000 and smaller are used for general planning and for strategic studies. The standard small-scale map is 1:1,000,000. This map covers a very large land area at the expense of detail. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-6 / PDF 14)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #55: What is a medium-scale map?

Answer: Those maps with scales larger than 1:1,000,000 but smaller than 1:75,000 are used for operational planning. They contain a moderate amount of detail, but terrain analysis is best done with the large-scale maps described below. The standard medium-scale map is 1:250,000. Medium scale maps of 1:100,000 are also frequently encountered. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-6 / PDF 14)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #56: What is a large-scale map?

Answer: Those maps with scales of 1:75,000 and larger are used for tactical, administrative, and logistical planning. These are the maps that you as a soldier or junior leader are most likely to encounter. The standard large-scale map is 1:50,000; however, many areas have been mapped at a scale of 1:25,000. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-6 / PDF 14)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #57: What does the term intersection mean?

Answer: Finding the location of an unknown point by sighting two or more known points (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-7 / PDF 77)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #58: Why is a map so important?

Answer: When used correctly, a map can give you accurate distances, locations and heights, best routes key terrain features and cover and concealment information.

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #59: What does the term resection mean?

Answer: Resection is the method of locating ones position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well-defined locations that can be pinpointed on the map. (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 6-8 / PDF 79)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #60: 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

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #61: How many scales are there on a compass, what are they?

Answer: There are two: Degrees Mils

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #62: What are the 4 quadrants on a map?

Answer: Northeast Southeast Northwest Southwest

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #63: What are the three elements for a land navigation process known as Dead Reckoning?

Answer: Known starting point Known distance Known azimuth

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #64: What is the feature that makes the lensatic compass work well at night?

Answer: The dials and needles are luminous

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #65: What is a polar coordinate?

Answer: Plotting or locating an unknown point using an azimuth and a distance from a known starting point

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #66: What is the name of the map system that the U.S. uses?

Answer: UTM

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #67: On a lensatic compass there are two rings, an outer black ring and an inner red ring, what are they used for?

Answer: The inner red ring is used to find degrees, and the outer black ring is used to find mils

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #68: Name 3 field expedient methods of determining direction

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

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #69: 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.

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #70: The border line around the edge of the map is called the what?

Answer: Neat Line

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #71: Name the different slopes found on a map.

Answer: Gentle Steep Concave Convex (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 10-4 / PDF 127)

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #72: 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

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #73: What are the three main map sizes?

Answer: Small Medium Large (FM 3-25.26 Jan 2005 / 2-6 / PDF 14)

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #74: What are two methods of measuring an azimuth?

Answer: Compass and a protractor

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #75: How close will an eight-digit grid get you to your point?

Answer: 10 meters

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Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #76: How close will a six-digit grid coordinate get you to your point?

Answer: 100 meters

Topic: Land Navigation / Map Reading Question #77: What would you use on a map to measure actual ground distance?

Answer: The bar scale

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