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Which Army Publication Covers Land Navigation?

TC 3-25.26

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What are the Colors of a Military Map and What do they Represent?

Black signifies man made features such as buildings and roads. Blue signifies water. Green signifies dense vegetation. Brown signifies relief features and elevation. Red signifies cultural features like cities, forts, and boundaries. On red-light maps, red and brown are combined.

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What are the three types of north?

True north, magnetic north, and grid north.

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How many digits does your grid need to have to be accurate within 1 meter?

10

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How close will an eight digit grid get you?

Within 10 meters.

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How close will a six digit grid get you?

Within 100 meters.

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How many degrees are in a compass?

360

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What is a pace count, and how does a Soldier determine their pace count for land navigation?

A pace is equal to one natural step. The average step about 30 inches long, but every soldier's step naturally varies, so it is imperative you find your own pace count. To use pace count accurately, a Soldier knows how many paces it takes to walk 100 m. To determine this, walk an accurately measured course (like 100 m or 600 m) and count the number of paces. If using a 600 m course, divide the total paces by 6 to find the average paces per 100 m. Each person who navigates dismounted should know their own pace count.

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What is a drawback of GPS in tactical environments?

It can be jammed, spoofed, or lose signal in dense terrain.

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What do contour lines represent?

Elevation and the shape of the terrain.

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Where will you find the Declination Diagram of a Map and what does it represent?

This is located in the lower margin of large-scale maps and indicates the angular relationships of true north, grid north, and magnetic north.

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What is a Back Azimuth?

The opposite direction of an azimuth.

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How do you measure a straight-line distance between two points on a map using a graphic scale and a piece of paper?

Lay a straight-edged piece of paper on the map so that the edge touches both points and extends past them. Make a tick mark on the edge of the paper at each point. Move the paper to the graphic bar scale. Align the right tick mark with a printed number in the primary scale so that the left tick mark is in the extension scale. The primary scale gives the whole unit distance, and the extension scale gives smaller increments.

Private Second Class Difficulty Board Questions

Private Second Class-Level Questions

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What is the textbook definition of a map?

A graphic representation of a portion of the earth’s surface drawn to scale, as seen from above.

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What is the rule of thumb for reading maps?

Right and Up.

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What is intersection, and what is it used for?

Intersection is the location of an unknown point by successively occupying at least two (preferably three) known positions on the ground, and then map sighting on the unknown location. It is used to locate distant or inaccessible points or objects such as enemy targets and danger areas.

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What is resection, and what is it used for?

Resection is the method of locating one’s position on a map by determining the grid azimuth to at least two well-defined locations that can be pinpointed on the map.

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What is modified resection, and what is it used for?

Modified resection is the method of locating one’s position on the map when the person is located on a linear feature on the ground, such as a road, canal, or stream.

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What are the three major parts of the Lensatic Compass?

The cover, base, and lens.

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What are the two primary techniques for using the Lensatic Compass?

Centerfold and Compass-to-Cheek.

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What are the Five Major Terrain Features?

Hill, Saddle, Valley, Ridge, Depression.

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How many mils are in a compass?

6400

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What is a graphic bar scale, and what is it used for?

A graphic scale is a ruler printed on the map that is used to convert distances on the map to actual ground distances.

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What shape do the contour lines of a hill make on a map?

Concentric circles.

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What shape do the contour lines of a valley make on a map?

U or V shapes pointing downhill.

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What shape do the contour lines of a ridge make on a map?

U or V shapes pointing uphill

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What should you do with military maps in the event you are captured?

Destroy them, they are classified.

Private First Class Difficulty Board Questions

Private First Class-Level Questions

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What are the three map sizes?

Small, medium, and large.

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How many grid zones is the world divided into?

60

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What is the textbook definition of an Azimuth?

A horizontal angle measured clockwise from a north base line.

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What is the Grid-Magnetic Angle?

The G-M angle value is the angular size that exists between grid north and magnetic north.

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What does GPS stand for?

Global Positioning System.

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What are the Three Minor Terrain Features?

Draw, Cliff, and Spur.

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What is Map Orientation?

Aligning north on the map to north on the ground by rotating the map. The first step to land navigation.

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What are the Three Land Navigation Methods?

Dead Reckoning, Moving by Terrain Association, and Combination of Techniques.

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How many mils are in one degree?

17.7

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How do you measure a curved distance, such as a road or stream, on a map using a graphic scale and a piece of paper?

Place a tick mark on the paper and map at the beginning point. Align the edge of the paper along a straight portion and make a tick mark on both map and paper when the paper leaves the straight portion. Keeping both tick marks together, pivot the paper until another straight portion is aligned with the edge. Continue this until the measurement is completed. Move the paper to the graphic scale to determine the ground distance from the first tick mark to the last.

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Why is map reading a critical Soldering skill?

It supports the Soldier’s ability to move, shoot, and communicate effectively in all environments.

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What is the elevation guide?

A miniature representation of terrain elevation using shaded relief.

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What is a handrail?

A linear feature (e.g., road or stream) used to guide movement.

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What is dead reckoning?

Navigating by calculating distance and direction from a known point.

Specialist Difficulty Board Questions

Specialist-Level Questions

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Who is responsible for securing maps for the unit?

S2

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What does UTM Stand for?

Universal Transverse Mercator Grid

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What is Polar Plot, and what is it used for?

A method of locating or plotting an unknown position from a known point by giving a direction and a distance along that direction line is called polar plot.

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What are the different types of contour lines?

Index, Intermediate, and Supplementary.

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What are index contour lines?

Contour lines that are thick and numbered to show the exact elevation at that level. Typically every 5th line will be indexed.

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What are intermediate contour lines?

Unnumbered contour lines that fall between the index lines that are a smaller interval than the index lines. They are thinner than index lines.

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What are supplementary contour lines?

These contour lines resemble dashes. They show changes in elevation of at least one-half the contour interval. Supplementary lines are normally found where there is very little change in elevation, such as on fairly level terrain.

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What are the two supplementary terrain features?

Cut and fill.

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What does the acronym OCOKA stand for?

Observation and Fields of Fire, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Key Terrain, and Avenues of Approach.

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Which map scale is identified as the map of choice for land navigators?

1:50,000-scale military topographic map.

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What are 7 factors that might affect your pace count?

The slope of the terrain, wind, what the terrain is made of, weather, clothing, visibility, and weight of rucksack.

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What are safety considerations for land navigation training?

Conduct terrain recon, identify hazards (roads, terrain, wildlife), brief safety procedures, and plan casualty evacuation.

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What is a map overlay?

A transparent sheet placed over a map to show tactical or operational data.

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What are two field-expedient direction methods?

Shadow stick method and using a watch with the sun.

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What challenges exist in desert navigation?

Sparse features, heat mirages, and sand obscuring paths.

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Why is jungle navigation difficult?

Limited visibility, dense vegetation, and unreliable terrain association.

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How does arctic terrain affect navigation?

Snow and ice can obscure features; magnetic compasses may be unreliable

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What is Composite Risk Management in land nav?

A decision-making process to identify and mitigate hazards during training.

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