Terrain Features
Colors on a Map
MGRS
Map
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What are the major terrain features?
Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, Depression
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What does Blue represent on a military map?
Hydrography
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What is more accurate degrees or mils?
Mils
100
Where is the legend located on a military map?
at the bottom
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How do you find your back azimuth?
Less than 180 degrees add 180 degrees
Greater than 180 degrees subtract 180 degrees
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What are the supplementary terrain features?
Cut, Fill
200
What does Green represent on a military map?
Vegetation
200
How close would a six-digit grid get you on a map
100 meters
200
How do you read a map?
Right and up
200
What is the back azimuth of 225 degrees?
45 degrees
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What are the minor terrain features?
Spur, Draw, Cliff
300
What does Red represent on a military map?
Man made areas with culture significance
300
What are the three scale sizes on a protractor?
1 and 50 thousand
1 and 100 thousand
1 and 250 thousand
300
What is GM angle used for?
To convert magnetic angel to grid angle
300
How do you get a targets location using intersection?
Use two known points azimuths to cross on a map
400
What publication covers terrain features?
TC 3-25.26
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What does RED/BROWN represent on a military map?
Contour lines you can see with red lens
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What does MGRS stand for?
Military Grid Reference System
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How are airfields represented on a military map?
Solid Blue line
400
How do you find your location using resection?
Use two known points back azimuths and cross them
500
Ridge
500
What does yellow represent on a military map?
CBRN
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How many mils are in a degree?
17.7
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What is Fort Rileys grid zone designation?
14S
500
What's the first thing you should do if you come up to the location you plotted on the point isn't there?
Clover leaf