JROTC study guide Exam 2025
Questions and 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. - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-D.) " We need to stop and re-plan our route."
What landform is shown here? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER✔✔-C.) 625
In the map below, how would you describe North Butte? - ANSWER✔✔-c.) a steep flat
area
Which of these points show a mountain peak? - ANSWER✔✔-B) Point B
What is the elevation at Point A? - ANSWER✔✔-B) 300
A __________ slope curves inward. - ANSWER✔✔-A) concave
Concentric lines are lines that __________. - ANSWER✔✔-C) are circles with a common
center
The vertical distance between contour lines is called the _____. - ANSWER✔✔-D)
contour interval
A contour line indicates __________. - ANSWER✔✔-A) elevation and relief
A line that curves outward is a __________ line. - ANSWER✔✔-B) convex
A low area on the ground surrounded by higher land on all sides is a __________. -
ANSWER✔✔-D) depression
A draw is a __________. - ANSWER✔✔-B) stream course that is less developed than a
valley
Questions and 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. - 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? - ANSWER✔✔-D.) " We need to stop and re-plan our route."
What landform is shown here? - 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? - 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? -
ANSWER✔✔-C.) 625
In the map below, how would you describe North Butte? - ANSWER✔✔-c.) a steep flat
area
Which of these points show a mountain peak? - ANSWER✔✔-B) Point B
What is the elevation at Point A? - ANSWER✔✔-B) 300
A __________ slope curves inward. - ANSWER✔✔-A) concave
Concentric lines are lines that __________. - ANSWER✔✔-C) are circles with a common
center
The vertical distance between contour lines is called the _____. - ANSWER✔✔-D)
contour interval
A contour line indicates __________. - ANSWER✔✔-A) elevation and relief
A line that curves outward is a __________ line. - ANSWER✔✔-B) convex
A low area on the ground surrounded by higher land on all sides is a __________. -
ANSWER✔✔-D) depression
A draw is a __________. - ANSWER✔✔-B) stream course that is less developed than a
valley
