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Army Study Guide - Land Navigation / Map Reading
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Army Study Guide - Land Navigation / Map Reading
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25 Questions

1. Name two ways to hold a compass?

2. What is the Field Manual for map reading and land navigation?

3. What s a topographic map?

4. What are the 3 minor terrain features found on a military map?

5. Name two ways to orient a map?

6. Where is the Legend of the map found?

7. How many mils are there in a circle?

8. What are parallels of latitude?

9. Large cities on a map are represented by what color?

10. What shape are the contour lines that indicate a fill?

11. The lensatic compass has a bezel ring; each bezel ring click is equal to how many degrees?

12. What does the term resection mean?

13. What must be done to a map before it can be used?

14. What shape are the contour lines that indicate a hill?

15. What are the alternate colors on a map and what do they mean?

16. What is the name of the map system that the U.S. uses?

17. What shape are the contour lines that indicate a Ridge?

18. What is a benchmark?

19. Why is a map so important?

20. What is the distance between grid lines on a combat map?

21. What are the basic colors of a map, and what does each color represent?

22. How do you figure out a back azimuth?

23. Name 3 field expedient methods of determining direction

24. What are the three elements for a land navigation process known as Dead Reckoning?

25. What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map?

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