Questions and CORRECT Answers
Your map shows a series of U-shaped or V-shaped contour lines that point to lower elevation.
This means you'll see a _______ at that location. - CORRECT ANSWER - B.)Draw
As you lead your team through a compass course, you keep looking at your map so that you can
tell them what kind of terrain is ahead. At one point, you notice that three of the contour lines on
the map come together just ahead of your current location. What should you tell your team? -
CORRECT ANSWER - D.) " We need to stop and re-plan our route."
What landform is shown here? - CORRECT ANSWER - D.) Saddle
You have a map where the contour interval is 20 meters. A depression on a map is drawn on the
third contour line below the index contour line at 400 meters. What is the elevation at the edge of
the depression? - CORRECT ANSWER - B.) 340 meters
At the end of a map reading competition, four teams were tied for first place. The tie breaker was
a question on the elevation of a hilltop. The contour interval for the map was 10 meters. The
hilltop was located in the center of two circular contour lines above the index contour line at 600
meters. What would the correct elevation be? - CORRECT ANSWER - C.) 625
In the map below, how would you describe North Butte? - CORRECT ANSWER - c.) a
steep flat area
Which of these points show a mountain peak? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) Point B
What is the elevation at Point A? - CORRECT ANSWER - B) 300
A __________ slope curves inward. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) concave
, Concentric lines are lines that __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - C) are circles with a
common center
The vertical distance between contour lines is called the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER -
D) contour interval
A contour line indicates __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - A) elevation and relief
A line that curves outward is a __________ line. - CORRECT ANSWER - B) convex
A low area on the ground surrounded by higher land on all sides is a __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D) depression
A draw is a __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - B) stream course that is less developed
than a valley
The level of the surface of the sea between high and low tides is called __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - A) mean sea level
The shape of landforms is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - B) topography
A lower area between two hills or mountains is a __________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
D) saddle
A __________ is a short sloping narrow area cutting through the side of a slope. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A) spur
As you were plotting your route on the map, you were able to identify hilltops next to each of
your control points. You decided that you would move to the hilltops first, then re-orient yourself
and move quickly to the control points. Which movement technique are you applying? -
CORRECT ANSWER - B) Attack points