Land Navigation

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WHAT IS THE FIELD MANUAL FOR MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION?

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FM 3-25.26

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WHAT ARE THE BASIC COLORS OF A MAP, AND WHAT DOES EACH COLOR REPRESENT?

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BLACK-REPRESENTS CULTURAL MA MADE FEATURES LIKE BUILDING, AND ROADS
RED-BROWN- IMAGINARY LINES THAT REPRESENT HIGH AND LOW ELEVATIONS
BLUE-IDENTIFIES WATER LIKE LAKES AND RIVERS
GREEN-IS VEGETATION LIKE WOODS AND VINEYARDS
BROWN- SHOWS ELEVATION AND RELIEF FEATURES IN OLDER MAPS
RED-SHOWS POPULATED AREAS AND BOUNDARIES IN OLDER MAPS
OTHER- OTHERS COLORS THAT SHOW SPECIAL INFORMATION

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WHAT ARE MILITARY SYMBOLS?

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FIGURES USED TO REPRESENT MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS, INSTALLATIONS AND AVTIVITIES

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WHERE IS THE LEGEND OF THE MAP FOUND

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LOWER LEFT MARGIN

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WHAT ARE CONTOUR LINES?

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IMAGINARY LINES THAT REPRESENT HIGH AND LOW GROUNG ELEVATIONS

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WHAT ARE 3 TYPES OF CONTOUR LINES?

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1)INDEX
2)INTERMEDIATE
3)SUPPLEMENTARY

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HOW MANY MILS ARE IN ONE DEGREE?

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17.7 MILS

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HOW MANY NORTHS ARE THERE ON A MILITARY MAP?

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1) TRUE NORTH
2) MAGNETIC NORTH
3) GRID NORTH

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A SADDLE?

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CONCENTRIC CIRCLES THE INSIDE IS THE TOP OF THE HILL

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A SADDLE?

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SADDLE IS SHOWN AS AN HOURGLASS

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A VALLEY?

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LINES THAT FORM A U SHAPE OR V SHAPE

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WHAT SHAPES ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A RIDGE?

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THEY TEND TO BE U SHAPED OR V SHAPED AND THE CLOSED END POINTS AWAY FROM HIGH GROUND

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE DEPRESSION?

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SHOWN BY USING CLOSED CONTOUR LINES THAT HAVE TICK MARKS POINT TOWARDS LOWER GROUND

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A DRAW?

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U SHAPED OR V SHAPED POINTING TOWARD HIGH GROUND

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A SPUR?

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U OR V POINTING FROM HIGH GROUND

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A CLIFF?

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SHOWN BY CONTOUR LINES VERY CLOSE TOGETHER AND TOUCHING EACH OTHER

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A CUT?

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THE LINES EXTEND THE CUT AND ARE FILLED WITH TICK MARKS THAT POINT TOWARDS LOWER GROUND

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WHAT SHAPE ARE THE CONTOUR LINES THAT INDICATE A FILL?

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THE CONTOUR LINE EXTENDS THE LENGTH OF THE FILLED AREA AND HAS TICK MARKS THAT POINT TOWARDS LOWER GROUND

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WHAT MUST BE DONE TO A MAP BEFORE IT CAN BE USED?

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IT MUST BE ORIENTED

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WHAT ARE 5 MAJOR TERRAIN FEATURES FOUND ON A MAP?

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HILL
RIDGE
VALLEY
SADDLE
DEPRESSION

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WHAT ARE THE 3 MINOR TERRAIN FEATURES FOUND ON A MILITARY MAP?

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DRAW
SPUR
CLIFF

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WHAT ARE THE 2 SUPPLEMENTARY TERRAIN FEATURES FOUND ON A MILITARY MAP

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CUT
FILL

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WHAT IS A MAP

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A MAP IS A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION ON THE EARTHS SURFACE

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WHAT IS AN AZIMUTH?

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A HORIZONTAL ANGLE THAT IS MEASURED IN A CLOCKWISE FORM FROM NORTH NORTH BASE LINE SHOWING DIRECTION

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WHAT IS A VERTICLE DISTANCE?

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DISTANCE BETWEEN HIGHEST AND LOWEST POINTS MEASURED

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WHAT IS A CONTOUR INTERVAL?

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THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN ADJACENT CONTOUR LINES ON A MAP

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WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN GRID LINES ON A COMBAT MAP?

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1 KILOMETER OR 1000 METERS

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HOW MANY MILS ARE THERE IN A CIRCLE?

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6400 MILS IN 360 DEGREES

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WHICH NORTH IS USED WHEN USING A MILITARY MAP?

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MAGNETIC NORTH WHEN USING A COMPASS AND GRID NORTH WHEN USING A MAP

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HOW WOULD YOU HOLD A LENSATIC COMPASS?

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AWAY FROM METAL ( WEAPONS, ELECTRICAL DEVICES) LEVEL AND FIRM

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NAME TWO WAYS TO HOLD A COMPASS?

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COMPASS-TO-CHEEK METHOD
CENTER-HOLD-METHOD

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ARE TOPOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS DRAWN TO SCALE?

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NO

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WHAT DO TOPOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS REPRESENT?

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MAN-MADE AND NATURAL FEATURES

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IN MILITARY SYMBOLS, WHAT COLORS ARE USED FOR A MAP OVERLAY AND WHAT DO THEY REPRESENT?

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BLUE-FRIENDLY FORCES
RED- ENEMY FORCES
BLACK BOUNDARIES
YELLOW-CONTAMINATED AREA BOTH FRIENDLY AND ENEMY
GREEN-ENGINEER OBSTACLES BOTH FRIENDLY AND ENEMY

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WHAT IS A BACK AZIMUTH?

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THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF AN AZIMUTH

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HOW DO YOU FIGURE OUT A BACK AZIMUTH?

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ADD 180 DEGREES IF AZIMUTH IS 180 OR LESS, SUBRACT 180 DEGREES IF AZIMUTH IS 180 OR MORE

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WHAT IS A DECLINATION DIAGRAM?

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SHOW STH ANGULAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAGNETIC NORTH, GRID NORTH , AND TRUE NORTH

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WHAT IS THE GENERAL RULE FOR READING MILITARY GRID COORDINATES?

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RIGHT AND UP

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HOW MANY SIGHTS DOES A COMPASS HAVE?

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2

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WHAT IS A BENCHMARK?

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A MAN-MADE MARKER SHOWING POINTS OF ELEVATION

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WHAT ARE PARALLELS OF LATITUDE?

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MEASURED DISTANCES GOING NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

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WHAT IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH?

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A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM AN AIRBORNE VEHICLE (AIRCRAFT, DRONES, BALLOONS, SATELLITES, AND SO FORTH)

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WHAT DOES UTM STAND FOR?

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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR

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THE LENSATIC COMPASS HAS A BEZEL RING, EACH BEZEL RING CLICK IS EQUAL TO HOW MANY DEGREES?

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3

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HOW MANY TIMES WOULD THE BEZEL RING CLICK IF IT WERE FULLY ROTATED?

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120

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LARGE CITIES ON A MAP ARE REPRESENTED BY WHAT COLOR?

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BLACK

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NAME TWO WAYS TO ORIENT A MAP

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USE A COMPASS AND TERRAIN ASSOCIATION

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WHAT IS THE FEILD MANUAL FOR OPERATIONAL TERMS AND GRAPHICS?

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FM 1-02

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THA ARROW ON A COMPASS ALWAYS POINTS WHAT DIRECTION?

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MAGNETIC NORTH

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WHAT DOES THE TERM FLOT MEAN?

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FORWARDS LINE TROOPS

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WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATE COLORS ON A MAP AND WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

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GRAY-ALTERNATE COLOR OF BROWN
YELLOW-BUILT UP AREAS
PINK-POLOTICAL BOUNDARIES

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WHAT IS A LONGITUDE?

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IMAGINARY LINES THAT GO NORTH AND SOUTH AND MEASURED IN DEGREES

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WHAT IS A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP?

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SHOWS TERRAINS AND LAND FORMS IN MEASURABLE WAYS AS WELL AS HORIZONTAL FEATURES OF POSITIONS SHOWED

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WHAT IS A SMALL-SCALE MAP

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MAPS WITH SCALES OF 1:1000000 AND SMALLER. COVERS VERY LARGE LAND AREA IN DETAIL

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WHAT IS A MEDIUM-SCALE MAP?

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MAPS WITH SCALES LARGER THAN 1:1000000 BUT SMALLER THAN 1:75000. THEY HAVE MODERATE DETAIL. STANDARD SCALE 1:250000

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WHAT IS A LARGE-SCALE MAP?

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MAP WITH SCALES OF 1:75000 AND LARGER. USED FOR TACTICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LOGISTICAL PLANNING. STANDARD LARGE-SCALE IS 1:50000.

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WHAT DOES THE TERM INTERSECTION MEAN?

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FINDING THE LOCATION OF AN UNKNOWN POINT BY SIGHTING TWO OR MORE KNOWN POINTS

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WHY IS A MAP SO IMPORTANT?

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IT CAN GIVE ACCURATE DISTANCES AND LOCATIONS AND HEIGHTS, SHOWS KEY TERRAIN FEATURES.

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WHAT DOES THE TERM RESECTION MEAN?

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LOCATING ONE POSITION ON THE MAP BY DETERMINING THE GRID AZIMUTH TO AT LEAST TWO WELL DEFINED LOCATIONS THAT CAN BE PINPOINTED ON THE MAP

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IF YOU FIND A SYMBOL ON A MAP THAT IS UNKNOWN TO YOU WHERE WOULD YOU LOOK?

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THE MARGINAL DATA, LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE LOWER PORTION OF THE MAP

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HOW MANY SCALES ARE THERE ON A COMPASS, WHAT ARE THEY?

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1) DEGREES
2) MILS

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WHAT ARE THE 4 QUADRANTS ON A MAP?

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NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST
SOUTHWEST

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WHAT ARE THE THREE ELEMENTS FOR A LAND NAVIGATION PROCESS KNOWN AS DEAD RECKONING?

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KNOWN STARTING POINT
KNOWN DISTANCE
KNOWN AZIMUTH

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WHAT IS THE FEATURE THAT MAKES THE LENSATIC COMPASS WORK WELL AT NIGHT?

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THE DIALS AND NEEDLES ARE LUMINOUS

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WHAT IS A POLAR COORDINATE?

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PLOTTING OR LOCATING AN UNKNOWN POINT USING AN AZIMUTH AND A DISTANCE FROM A KNOEN STARTING POINT

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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MAP SYSTEM THAT THE U.S. USES?

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UTM

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ON A LENSATIC COMPASS THERE ARE TWO RINGS, AN OUTER BLACK RING AND AN INNER RED RING, WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?

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THE INNER RED RING IS TO FIND DEGREES, AND THE OUTER BLACK RING IS TO FIND MILS

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NAME 3 FEILD EXPEDIENT METHODS OF DETERMINING DIRECTION?

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THE SHADOW-TIP METHOD
WATCH METHOD
NORTH STAR METHOD

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WHAT IS A CONTOUR LEVEL?

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VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN CONTOUR LINES. THE AMT OF CONTOUR LEVEL IS LOCATED IN THE MARGINAL INFORMATION ON MAP

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THE BORDER LINE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE MAP IS CALLED THE WHAT?

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NEAT LINE

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NAME THE DIFFERENT SLOPES FOUND ON A MAP

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GENTLE
STEEP
CONCAVE
CONVEX

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YOU MUST FIND AT LEAST HOW MANY KNOWN LOCATIONS ON A MAP AND THE ACTUAL GROUND IN ORDER TO PLOT YOUR LOCATION ACCURATELY?

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AT LEAST 2

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WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN MAP SIZES

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SMALL
MEDIUM
LARGE

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WHAT ARE THE TWO METHODS OF MEASURING AN AZIMUTH

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COMPASS AND PROTRACTOR

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HOW CLOSE WILL AN EIGHT-DIGIT GRID GET YOU TO YOUR POINT?

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10 METERS

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HOW CLOSE WILL A SIX-DIGIT GRID COORDINATE GET YOU TO YOUR POINT?

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100 METERS

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WHAT WOULD YOU USE ON A MAP TO MEASURE ACTUAL GROUND DISTANCE?

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THE BAR SCALE