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RBSG Land Nav
FM 3-25.26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| **What is Field Manual for map reading?** | FM 3-25.26 |
| What are the basic colors of a map? | Black; red-brown; blue; green; brown; red; other |
| Where is the Legend of the map found? | Lower left margin |
| What are contour lines? | Imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation |
| What are 3 types of contour lines? | index; intermediate; supplementary |
| How many mills are in 1 degree? | 17.7 |
| How many Norths are there on a military map? | 3 true north; magnetic north; grid north |
| What must be done to a map before it can be used? | It must be oriented |
| What are the 5 major terrain features found on a map? | Hill; Valley; Ridge; Saddle; Depression |
| What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a military map? | draw; spur; cliff |
| What are 2 supplementary terrain features found on a map? | cut; fill |
| What is a map? | A graphic representation of a portion of the earth drawn to scale as seen from above |
| What is an azimuth? | A horizontal angle, measured in a clockwork manner from a north based line expressing direction |
| What is the distance between grid lines on a combat map? | 1 kilometer or 1000 meters |
| How many mils are there in a circle? | 6400 mils in 360 degrees |
| Name two methods to hold a compass | compass to cheek method; center hold method |
| What is aback azimuth? | the opposite direction of an azmiuth |
| How do you find the back azimuth? | add 180 degrees if less than 180; subtract 180 if greater than 180 degrees |
| What is general rule for reading a map? | right then up |
| How many sights does a compass have? | 2 |
| What is a benchmark? | a man-made object showing elevation |
| What does UTM stand for | Universal Transverse Mercator |
| Each click of a bezel ring is equal to how many degrees? | 3 |
| How many times would the bezel ring click if it were fully rotated? | 120 |
| The arrow on a compass points to which north? | magnetic north |
| What does the term FLOT mean? | Forward Line Of Troops |
| What are the two scales on a compass? | Degrees; mills |
| What are the four quadrants on a map | NE; NW; SE; SW |
| What is the name of the map system the US uses? | UTM |
| How close will an 8 digit grid get you? | 10 meters |
| How close with a 6 digit grid get you? | 100 meters |
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