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7 cze 2014 · Military Map: Terrain features - with animations. The document lists five major terrain features: ridge, hill, saddle, valley, and depression. It also lists three minor features: spur, draw, and cliff. Finally, it mentions two supplemental terrain features: cut and fill.
Convert a road map distance to miles, meters, or yards using the map's bar scale. This is the actual distance you have to travel to reach the point whose straight line distance you identified in step 2.
31 maj 2009 · This document discusses various skills for reading topographical maps, including identifying compass direction and bearing, measuring straight-line distances, understanding contour lines and map symbols, and using scale.
30 paź 2014 · This document explains how to use a map scale to measure distances. It provides instructions on using a ruler or piece of paper to follow a route on a map and measure the distance in centimeters. The distance must then be converted to kilometers using the scale ratio shown on the map.
Find the two points/ places on the map that you are going to measure the distance. Use any of the item stated above (preferably a strip of paper for straight line distances) to measure the distance between the two places. Ensure that you have made markings on the items used for the places/ points.
Measure Distance on a Military Map. A graphic scale is a ruler printed on the map and is used to convert distances on the map to actual ground distances. The graphic scale is divided into two parts. To the right of the zero, the scale is marked in full units of measure and is called the primary scale.
Map Scale & Distance L.O: Identify distances on maps of varying scales – Local, national, global. Starter: Draw a quick (really quick) map of the classroom.
