Legend
It represents a body of water on a map
Blue
A 4 digit coordinate is acurate to ____ meters
1,000
It is usually in a round shape and represents the highest point
Hilltop
The five basic colors used on a topographical map
Black, Blue, Brown, Green, and Red
A graphic representation of a portion of the Earth's surface drawn to scale, as seen from above.
Map
This color represents man made objects
Black
Red
A stretched-out groove in the land, usually formed by streams or rivers
Valley
The way you read a topographical map
Right and Up
The vertical distance above or below mean sea level
Elevation
This is where the bar scales can be found
Bottom center
The legend is located here on a topographical map
lower left
Represented on the map by a set of rings of a flatter area with two separate ring sets to represent the two peaks
Saddle
The map sheet name is located here
Top Center and bottom left
It represents contour lines and elevation
Black squares or rectangles on a map represent this
10
A low point in the ground or a sinkhole, also described as area of low ground surrounded by higher ground in all directions
Depression
The three Norths on a topographical map
True, Grid, and Magnetic.
This is the map scale most commonly used in JROTC
1:50,000
A library of symbols to help you identify features on that map sheet.
Legend
Degrees
These terrain features are always man-made
cuts and fills
The three different types of maps
Strip, Road, and Topographical
The difference in elevation between two contour lines is called
Contour elevation