Map 101
Map Care
Contour Lines
What map would you use
Cadet knowledge
100
What is the main purpose of a map?
To give the user specific information based on the type of map.
100
Why should you take care of your maps?
Paper maps are expensive and can become soggy and tear when wet.
100
What is another name for elevation?
Relief.
100
You want to find roads, schools, parks, and hospitals around a town. Which map should you use?
A street map.
100
What position do you fall in at?
Ease
200
What are internationally accepted symbols used to represent features on a map called?
Conventional signs.
200
What type of marker should you use on a map protected with contact paper?
A dry-erase marker.
200
What is a contour interval?
The difference in height between two contour lines.
200
You want to see the borders between provinces and countries. Which map should you use?
A political map.
200
What rank is this?
Sergeant
300
designed to help commuters and tourists locate key sites such as roads and highways, police stations, fire halls, hospitals, schools, parks
What is a street map?
300
What should you use to mark a regular paper map?
Pencil.
300
What do contour lines close together indicate?
Steep ground.
300
You want to see information about crop or mineral production across a country. Which map should you use?
A statistical map.
300
What rank is this and do you salute?
Officer Cadet and No
400
Why are conventional signs used instead of drawing every feature exactly to scale?
Some features are too small to see if drawn to scale.
400
Your map gets wet during training. How should you dry it?
Open it fully and let it dry on a flat, clean surface.
400
What is the difference between a convex and a concave slope?
A convex slope bulges outward, while a concave slope curves inward.
400
You need a map that shows only the borders and coastlines of a large area. Which map should you use?
An outline map.
400
What is the air cadet motto?
To learn, to serve, to advance?
500
How are towns, lakes, and rivers commonly identified on maps?
By their names.
500
Name all three waterproofing methods taught in the lesson.
Resealable plastic bag, contact paper, and chemical coatings.
500
What do contour lines spaced far apart indicate?
Gentle ground or a gentle slope
500
You need actual pictures of an area for reconnaissance or to help create maps. Which type of map should you use?
An air photo map.
500
What foot is eyes right and eyes front called on?
The left foot