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NCO Board Map Reading and Land Navigation, TC 3-25.26 & FM 3-25.26 Part 2
This deck covers key concepts from TC 3-25.26 & FM 3-25.26, focusing on map reading and land navigation. It includes definitions and locations of various map elements.
Para 2-7 | What are Atlases?
collections of maps of regions, countries, continents, or the world. Such maps are accurate only to a degree and can be used for general information only
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Para 2-7 | What are Atlases?
collections of maps of regions, countries, continents, or the world. Such maps are accurate only to a degree and can be used for general information o...
Para 2-7 | What are Geographic Maps?
maps give an overall idea of the mapped area in relation to climate, population, relief, vegetation, and hydrography
Para 2-7 | What are Tourist Road Maps?
maps of a region in which the main means of transportation and areas of interest are shown
Para 2-7 | What are City/Utility Maps?
maps of urban areas showing streets, water ducts, electricity and telephone lines, and sewers
Para 2-7 | What are Field Sketches?
preliminary drawings of an area or piece of terrain
Para 2-7 | What are Aerial Photographs?
can be used as map supplements or substitutes to help you analyze the terrain, plan your route, or guide your movement
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Para 2-7 | What are Atlases? | collections of maps of regions, countries, continents, or the world. Such maps are accurate only to a degree and can be used for general information only |
Para 2-7 | What are Geographic Maps? | maps give an overall idea of the mapped area in relation to climate, population, relief, vegetation, and hydrography |
Para 2-7 | What are Tourist Road Maps? | maps of a region in which the main means of transportation and areas of interest are shown |
Para 2-7 | What are City/Utility Maps? | maps of urban areas showing streets, water ducts, electricity and telephone lines, and sewers |
Para 2-7 | What are Field Sketches? | preliminary drawings of an area or piece of terrain |
Para 2-7 | What are Aerial Photographs? | can be used as map supplements or substitutes to help you analyze the terrain, plan your route, or guide your movement |
Para 3-1 | Where would you find useful information that will help you read a map? | in the Marginal Information |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find information about the symbols found on a map? | in the Marginal Information |
Para 3-1 | What should a Soldier do prior to using a particular map? | the Soldier must read the instructions |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Sheet Name of a Map? | The sheet name is found in bold print at the center of the top and in the lower left area of the map margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Sheet Number of a Map? | The sheet number is found in bold print in both the upper right and lower left areas of the margin, and in the center box of the adjoining sheets diagram, which is found in the lower right margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Series Name of a Map? | The map series name is found in the same bold print as the sheet number in the upper left corner of the margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Scale of a Map and what does it represent? | The scale is found both in the upper left margin after the series name, and in the center of the lower margin and it is a representative fraction that gives the ratio of a map distance to the corresponding distance on the earth's surface |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Series Number of a Map? | The series number is found in both the upper right margin and the lower left margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Edition Number of a Map? | The edition number is found in bold print in the upper right area of the top margin and the lower left area of the bottom margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Index to Boundaries of a Map and what does it represent? | The index to boundaries diagram appears in the lower or right margin of all sheets and which is a miniature of the map, shows the boundaries that occur within the map area, such as county lines and state boundaries |
Para 3-1 | What is the Adjoining Sheets Diagram of a Map and what does it represent? | It consists of as many rectangles representing adjoining sheets as are necessary to surround the rectangle that represents the sheet under consideration |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Elevation Guide of a Map and what does it represent? | This is normally found in the lower right margin and It is a miniature characterization of the terrain shown |
Para 3-1 | 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 |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Bar Scales of a Map and what does it represent? | located in the center of the lower margin and They are rulers used to convert map distance to ground distance. Maps have three or more bar scales, each in a different unit of measure |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Contour Interval Note of a Map Map and what does it represent? | found in the center of the lower margin normally below the bar scales. It states the vertical distance between adjacent contour lines of the map |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Spheroid Note of a Map Map and what does it represent? | located in the center of the lower margin. Spheriods (ellipsoids) have specific parameters that define the X Y Z axis of the earth |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Grid Note of a Map and what does it represent? | located in the center of the lower margin. It gives information pertaining to the grid system used and the interval between grid lines, and it identifies the UTM grid zone number |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Projection Note of a Map? | located in the center of the lower margin |
Para 3-1 | Where will you find the Vertical Datum Note of a Map and what does it represent? | located in the center of the lower margin and The vertical datum or vertical-control datum is defined as any level surface (for example, mean sea level) taken as a surface of reference from which to determine elevations |