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 Q. How is a hill indicated on a map? 
 Q. How is a draw indicated on a map? 
 Q. How is a spur indicated on a map? 
 Q. How is a cliff indicated on a map? 
 Q. How is a saddle indicated on a map? 
 Q. What is a map overlay? 
 Q. If colors are not available, how would a Soldier draw enemy forces on a map? 
 Q. How should unimproved dirt roads be drawn on a map? 
 Q. How is the name of a map usually determined? 
 Q. What color would be used to indicate a large city on a map? 
 Q. What is a map? 
 Q. What is a "Photomap?" 
 Q. What is an "Azimuth?" 
 Q. What two methods are used to measure an azimuth? 
 Q. What is a "Back Azimuth" and how is it obtained? 
 Q. Are topographic symbols drawn to scale on a military map? 
 Q. What is a "Topographic Map?" 
 Q. What is the distance between grid lines on a military map? 
 Q. Which branch of the Army uses "mils?" 
 Q. How many scales are found on the lensatic compass? What are they? 
 Q. How many mils are in one degree? 
 Q. Regardless of method, how should a lensatic compass be held to ensure it works properly? 
 Q. Name the two prescribed methods for holding a compass. 
 Q. What is the nomenclature for the compass used by the Artillery? 
 Q. What type of compass does the infantry use? 
 Q. Which two compasses are used most often in the Army? 
 Q. When using a military map, which North should be utilized? 
 Q. How should coordinates on a map be read? 
 Q. What is a bench mark? 
 Q. What does "FLOT" stand for? 
 Q. How is water flow indicated on a map? 
 Q. What are index contour lines? 
 Q. What are intermediate contour lines? 
 Q. What are supplementary contour lines? 
 Q. What is a "contour interval?" 
 Q. Define "vertical distance." 
 Q. What map system does the United States use? 
 Q. What part of the world is the UTM map system designed for? 
 Q. Why may an aerial photomap be considered more beneficial to military planners than conventional maps? 
 Q. In which direction does the arrow on a map point? 
 Q. Which Field Manual covers Map Reading and Land Navigation? 
 Q. What is declination? 
 Q. What is the difference between Grid North and Magnetic North referred to as? 
 Q. How would a magnetic azimuth be converted to a grid azimuth? 
 Q. How would a grid azimuth be converted to a magnetic azimuth? 
 Q. What is the difference between a military map and a road map? 
 Q. What else are lines of longitude called? 
 Q. Which town does the Prime Meridian pass through? 
 Q. What are lines of longitude? 
 Q. What else are lines of latitude called? 
 Q. What are lines of latitude? 
 Q. Where do lines of latitude originate? 
 Q. Where do lines of longitude originate? 
 Q. What must happen if a map is to be effective? 
 Q. Describe the quickest way to orient a map. 
 Q. What two ways can be used to orient a map? 
 Q. How many sights does a compass have? 
 Q. What are contour lines and what do they represent? 
 Q. Why does a bezel ring "click" and what does each "click" mean? 
 Q. When fully rotated, how many times does a bezel ring "click?" 
 Q. What is a bezel ring? 
 Q. What does the scale on a map represent? 
 Q. What does a 1:50,000 scale on a map represent? 
 Q. What is a small-scale map? 
 Q. What is a medium-scale map? 
 Q. What is a large-scale map? 
 Q. What do map legends define? 
 Q. If a Soldier does not have a compass, what is the best way to orient a map? 
 Q. What information should be consulted if a map is to be effective? 
 Q. What is the "neat line?" 
 Q. How many locations on a map and ground must a Soldier know in order to plot his current location? 
 Q. What is the purpose of the marginal data on a map? 
 Q. What marginal data would be used to determine straight-line distance on a map? 
 Q. What is the "Bar Scale" on a map? 
 Q. What is a polar coordinate? 
 Q. What is a "resection" and how is it found? 
 Q. What is an "intersection" and how is it found? 
 Q. Name the three types of desert terrain. 
 Q. What does "SOSES" stand for? 
 Q. What are the five major terrain features found on a map? 
 Q. What are the minor terrain features found on a map? 
 Q. What colors are used for a map overlay and what do they represent? 
 Q. Name the basic colors of a map and what they represent. 
 Q. Name the alternate colors found on a map and what they represent. 
 Q. How close does an eight, six and four digit grid coordinate get the Soldier to a position on a map? 
 Q. Name some different types of maps. 
 Q. What are some features that allow a Soldier to use a lensatic compass at night? 
 Q. What things may affect the overall performance of a compass? 
 Q. How many Degrees, Mils and Grads can be found in a circle? 
 Q. What four quadrants are found on a map? 
 Q. Name the three common units of measurement found on the bar scale of a map. 
 Q. What are the three types of contour lines? 
 Q. How many "North's" are found on a military map and what are they? 
 Q. In the absence of a military map, what could be used as a substitute? 
 Q. What two rules must be applied in order for land navigation to be effective? 
 Q. What are the three elements necessary for "dead reckoning?" 
 Q. What information can Soldiers in the field gain from a map, when used correctly? 
 Q. What are the three main parts of a compass? 
 Q. What are the three main map sizes? 
 Q. What are three methods for determining direction in the field? 
 Q. What are the different slopes found on a map? 
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