CPLS COURSE COMMUNICATIONS EXAM
SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS DETAILED REVIEW SHEET
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION
Answer: A map is considered equipment. To use it properly, you should
read the instructions.
These instructions on the outer edges of the map are called marginal
information.
All maps are different so examine the marginal information on each map
carefully.
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION TOP MARGIN
Answer: The top margin of the map helps you to identify the specific
area covered as well as the age and scale of the map
●● Sheet Name
Answer: The sheet name is found in bold print at the center of the top
and in the lower left area of the map margin. A map is generally named
for the settlement contained within the area covered by the sheet or for
the largest natural feature located within the area at the time the map was
drawn.
,●● Sheet Number
Answer: The sheet number is bolded in 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.
It is used as a reference number to link specific maps to overlays,
operations orders, and plans.
For maps at 1:100,000 scale and larger, sheet numbers are based on an
arbitrary system that makes possible the ready orientation of maps at
scales of 1:100,000, 1:50,000, and 1:25,000
●● Series Name
Answer: The map series name is found in the same bold print as the
sheet number in the upper left corner of the margin.
The name given to the series is generally that of a major political
subdivision, such as a state within the United States or a European
nation.
A map series usually includes a group of similar maps at the same scale
and on the same sheet lines or format designed to cover a particular
geographic area.
It may also be a group of maps that serve a common purpose, such as the
military city maps.
●● Scale
,Answer: The scale is found both in the upper left margin after the series
name and in the center of the lower margin.
The scale note is a representative fraction that gives the ratio of a map
distance to the corresponding distance on the Earth's surface.
For example, the scale note 1:50,000 indicates that one unit of measure
on the map equals 50,000 units of the same measure on the ground.
●● Series Number
Answer: The series number is found in both the upper right margin and
the lower left margin. It is a sequence reference expressed either as a
four-digit numeral (1125) or as a letter, followed by a three- or four-digit
numeral (M661; T7110)
●● Edition Number
Answer: The edition number is found bolded in the upper right area of
the top margin and the lower left area of the bottom margin.
Editions are numbered consecutively; therefore, if you have more than
one edition, the highest numbered sheet is the most recent.
This date is important when determining how accurately the map data
might be expected to match what you will encounter on the ground
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION: BOTTOM MARGIN
, Answer: This portion of the map includes information that helps to
interpret the map. It provides correlation between actual terrain and
man-made features and the map's topographic symbols. Some
information found in the bottom margin is repeated from the top margin.
●● Boundaries
Answer: The index to boundaries diagram appears in the lower or right
margin of all sheets.
This diagram, which is a miniature of the map, shows the boundaries
that occur within the map area, such as county lines and state
boundaries.
●● Adjoining Sheets
Answer: Maps at all standard scales contain a diagram that illustrates the
adjoining sheets. The diagram usually contains nine rectangles, but the
number may vary depending on the locations of the adjoining sheets. All
represented sheets are identified by their sheet numbers. Sheets of an
adjoining series of the same scale, whether published or planned, are
represented by dashed lines. The series number of the adjoining series is
indicated along the appropriate side of the division line between the
series.
●● Elevation Guide
Answer: This is normally found in the lower right margin.
SCRIPT FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS DETAILED REVIEW SHEET
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION
Answer: A map is considered equipment. To use it properly, you should
read the instructions.
These instructions on the outer edges of the map are called marginal
information.
All maps are different so examine the marginal information on each map
carefully.
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION TOP MARGIN
Answer: The top margin of the map helps you to identify the specific
area covered as well as the age and scale of the map
●● Sheet Name
Answer: The sheet name is found in bold print at the center of the top
and in the lower left area of the map margin. A map is generally named
for the settlement contained within the area covered by the sheet or for
the largest natural feature located within the area at the time the map was
drawn.
,●● Sheet Number
Answer: The sheet number is bolded in 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.
It is used as a reference number to link specific maps to overlays,
operations orders, and plans.
For maps at 1:100,000 scale and larger, sheet numbers are based on an
arbitrary system that makes possible the ready orientation of maps at
scales of 1:100,000, 1:50,000, and 1:25,000
●● Series Name
Answer: The map series name is found in the same bold print as the
sheet number in the upper left corner of the margin.
The name given to the series is generally that of a major political
subdivision, such as a state within the United States or a European
nation.
A map series usually includes a group of similar maps at the same scale
and on the same sheet lines or format designed to cover a particular
geographic area.
It may also be a group of maps that serve a common purpose, such as the
military city maps.
●● Scale
,Answer: The scale is found both in the upper left margin after the series
name and in the center of the lower margin.
The scale note is a representative fraction that gives the ratio of a map
distance to the corresponding distance on the Earth's surface.
For example, the scale note 1:50,000 indicates that one unit of measure
on the map equals 50,000 units of the same measure on the ground.
●● Series Number
Answer: The series number is found in both the upper right margin and
the lower left margin. It is a sequence reference expressed either as a
four-digit numeral (1125) or as a letter, followed by a three- or four-digit
numeral (M661; T7110)
●● Edition Number
Answer: The edition number is found bolded in the upper right area of
the top margin and the lower left area of the bottom margin.
Editions are numbered consecutively; therefore, if you have more than
one edition, the highest numbered sheet is the most recent.
This date is important when determining how accurately the map data
might be expected to match what you will encounter on the ground
●● MARGINAL INFORMATION: BOTTOM MARGIN
, Answer: This portion of the map includes information that helps to
interpret the map. It provides correlation between actual terrain and
man-made features and the map's topographic symbols. Some
information found in the bottom margin is repeated from the top margin.
●● Boundaries
Answer: The index to boundaries diagram appears in the lower or right
margin of all sheets.
This diagram, which is a miniature of the map, shows the boundaries
that occur within the map area, such as county lines and state
boundaries.
●● Adjoining Sheets
Answer: Maps at all standard scales contain a diagram that illustrates the
adjoining sheets. The diagram usually contains nine rectangles, but the
number may vary depending on the locations of the adjoining sheets. All
represented sheets are identified by their sheet numbers. Sheets of an
adjoining series of the same scale, whether published or planned, are
represented by dashed lines. The series number of the adjoining series is
indicated along the appropriate side of the division line between the
series.
●● Elevation Guide
Answer: This is normally found in the lower right margin.
