ft knox

Black

(man-made) features

What are 5 major terrain features found on a map?

1. Hill 2. Ridge 3. Valley 4. Saddle 5. Depression

EH/FH/EG/FG represent what on the Ft Knox Map:

100,000m Square Identification

How do you determine the approximate elevation of a hilltop without a survey marker?

Add one-half the contour interval to the elevation of the last contour line

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cliff?

Cliffs are also shown by contour lines very close together and, in some instances, touching each other.

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a Ridge?

Contour lines forming a ridge tend to be U-shaped or V-shaped. The closed end of the contour line points away from high ground

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a valley?

Contour lines forming a valley are either U-shaped or V-shaped.

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a spur?

Contour lines on a map depict a spur with the U or V pointing away from high ground.

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

Draw Spur Cliff

What does the color Brown Represent?

Elevation and Relief

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a saddle?

HOURGLASS

What are contour lines?

Imaginary lines on the ground connecting equal elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation.

What are 3 types of contour lines?

Index Intermediate Supplementary

A point located more than three-fourths of the distance between contour lines is considered to be at the same elevation as the:

Next contour line

What color is used on a map to identify cultural features like populated areas and main roads?

Red

From your location, you can see the cemetery in grid EG 8597 on a 138 degree magnetic azimuth, and Tower 215 in Grid EG 8699 at a 61 degree magnetic azimuth; where are you located? What is the land navigation technique/process used to find your location in Question 13?

Resection

Three minor terrain features are Cliff, Draw, and

Spur

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a draw?`]

The contour lines depicting a draw are U-shaped or V-shaped, pointing toward high ground.

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a fill?

This contour line extends the length of the filled area and has tick marks that point toward lower ground. If the map scale permits, the length of the fill tick marks are drawn to scale and extend from the base line of the fill symbol.

How many Norths are there on a military map?

Three: 1. True north 2. Magnetic north 3. Grid north

Brown

all relief features and elevation, such as contours on older edition maps, and cultivated land on red-light readable maps.

What color represents individual buildings

black

Red

cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries, on older maps.

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

cut, fill

What shape are the contour lines that indicate a cut?

his contour line extends the length of the cut and has tick marks that extend from the cut line to the roadbed, if the map scale permits this level of detail.

Red-Brown

non-surveyed spot elevations, and elevation, such as contour lines on red-light readable maps.

What color is used on a map to identify elevation/contour lines?

red/brown