Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map Land Navigation Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map

Terminal Learning Objective Action: Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map Conditions: Given a standard 1:50,000 scale topographical map Standards: Correctly identify the topographic symbols, colors, and marginal information on a military map

Definition of a Map A map is a graphic representation of the earth’s surface, or part of it, drawn to scale as seen from above, with manmade and natural features appearing as symbols, lines, and colors.

Boundaries, Adjoining Sheets Marginal Information Sheet Name Sheet Number Boundaries, Adjoining Sheets and Elevation Guide Declination Diagram

Marginal Information (con’t) Scale Bar Scales Contour Interval Note Credit Notes

Marginal Information (con’t) Grid Reference Box Legend

Colors on a Map Black Red-Brown Blue Green Brown Red Other Identifies vegetation with military significance such as woods, orchards, and vineyards. Identifies all relief features and elevation such as contours on older edition maps and cultivated land on red-light readable maps. Combined to identify cultural features, all relief features, non-surveyed spot elevations, and elevation such as contour lines on red-light readable maps. Indicates cultural (man-made) features such as buildings, roads, spot elevations, and all labels. Classifies cultural features, such as populated areas, main roads, and boundaries on older maps. Identifies hydrography or water features such as lakes, swamps, rivers, and drainage. Occasionally, other colors are used to show special information. These colors are indicated in the marginal information.

------- X X Man-made Objects PROMINENT FENCE TRAIL DOUBLE TRACK RR SINGLE TRACK RR CEM

Man-made Objects (con’t) MEDIUM DUTY HEAVY DUTY IMPROVED ROAD UNIMPROVED ROAD

Drainage and Vegetation INTERMITTENT STREAM STREAM INTERMITTENT LAKE/POND LAKE / POND

Drainage and Vegetation (con’t) MARSH OR SWAMP GRASSLAND VINEYARD/ORCHARD WOODS

Contour Lines Contour lines represent vertical distance above or below mean sea level on the ground. Intermediate Index Supplementary

Terminal Learning Objective Action: Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map Conditions: Given a standard 1:50,000 scale topographical map Standards: Correctly identify the topographic symbols, colors, and marginal information on a military map