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    The document provides instructions for identifying terrain features on a 1:50,000 scale military map. It lists the five major terrain features as hill, ridge, valley, saddle, and depression. The three minor features are draw, spur, and cliff. Soldiers are instructed to circle examples of each feature on a provided map and write the corresponding names next to the numbers. Identifying all eight features correctly demonstrates proficiency in terrain feature identification.

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    The document provides instructions for identifying terrain features on a 1:50,000 scale military map. It lists the five major terrain features as hill, ridge, valley, saddle, and depression. The three minor features are draw, spur, and cliff. Soldiers are instructed to circle examples of each feature on a provided map and write the corresponding names next to the numbers. Identifying all eight features correctly demonstrates proficiency in terrain feature identification.

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    The document provides instructions for identifying terrain features on a 1:50,000 scale military map. It lists the five major terrain features as hill, ridge, valley, saddle, and depression. The three minor features are draw, spur, and cliff. Soldiers are instructed to circle examples of each feature on a provided map and write the corresponding names next to the numbers. Identifying all eight features correctly demonstrates proficiency in terrain feature identification.

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    Land Nav Task 3 - Identify Terrain Features on a

    Map
    Standards: Identified the five major and three
    minor features on the map.
    Posted Monday, October 10, 2005

    Conditions: Given a standard 1:50,000-scale military map.

    Standards: Identified the five major and three minor features on the map.

    Performance Steps
    1. Identify terrain features in table C-3 in the same manner on all maps, regardless of the
    contour interval, but you must realize that a hill in the Rocky Mountains will be much bigger
    than the one in south Florida. You must be able to recognize all the terrain features to locate a
    point on the ground or to navigate from one point to another (figures C-3 through C-10).
    Note. During instruction, demonstrate to the soldiers how they can learn terrain features using
    the fist and hand (figures C-1 and C-2). They can be used to show what each terrain feature
    would look like on the ground.

    Figure C-1. Using fist to explain terrain features

    Figure C-2. Using hand to explain terrain features

    Table C-3. Major and minor terrain features


    FEATURE CHARACTERISTICS MAP SYMBOL
    Hill, Figure C- A point or small area Contour lines
    5, Major of high ground from forming
    Performance Steps

    Table C-3. Major and minor terrain features


    FEATURE CHARACTERISTICS MAP SYMBOL
    which the ground concentric
    slopes down in all circles.
    directions.
    Ridge, Figure A line of high ground Contour lines
    C-6 Major with height variations forming a U or
    along its crest. V; closed end
    points away
    from high
    ground.
    Valley, Figure Reasonably level Contour lines
    C-7, Major ground bordered on form U. Lines
    the sides by higher tend to parallel
    ground. Generally has stream before
    maneuver room. crossing.
    Contains a stream. Contour line
    crossing a
    stream always
    points
    upstream.
    Saddle, Figure A dip/low point along a A saddle is
    C-8, Major ridge crest; either normally
    lower ground between represented as
    two hill tops or a break an hourglass.
    in the level crest.
    Depression, Low point or hole in Closed contour
    Figure C-9, the ground with higher lines that have
    Major ground on all sides. tick marks
    pointing toward
    low ground.
    Draw, Figure Like a valley but Contour lines
    C-10, Minor normally has less are V-shaped
    developed stream with the point of
    course. No level the V toward
    ground and little or no the head of the
    maneuver room. draw (high
    Ground slopes upward ground).
    on the sides and
    toward the head of the
    draw.

    Table C-3. Major and minor terrain features


    FEATURE CHARACTERISTICS MAP SYMBOL
    Spur, Figure Short, continuously Contour lines
    C-3, Minor sloping line of higher depict a spur
    ground jutting out the with the U or V
    side of a ridge. Often pointing away
    Table C-3. Major and from higher
    minor terrain features ground.
    (continued)formed by
    parallel streams
    cutting draws down a
    Performance Steps

    Table C-3. Major and minor terrain features


    FEATURE CHARACTERISTICS MAP SYMBOL
    ridge.
    Cliff, Figure C- A vertical or near Contour lines
    4, Minor vertical slope. are close
    together or a
    ticked or
    “carrying”
    contour line
    (ticks point to
    lower ground).

    Figure C-3. Spur

    Figure C-4. Cliff


    Performance Steps

    Figure C-5. Hill

    Figure C-6. Ridge

    Figure C-7. Valley


    Performance Steps

    Figure C-8. Saddle

    Figure C-9. Depression


    Performance Steps
    Figure C-10. Draw

    Evaluation Preparation:

    Setup: Use a 1:50,000-scale military map; circle one example of each major terrain feature and
    one example of each minor terrain feature. Randomly number the circled terrain features 1
    through 8. Provide each soldier being tested with duplicate sets of the map, paper, and two
    pencils.

    Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to number the paper 1 through 8. Tell the soldier to write down the
    terrain feature that corresponds to each circled area on the map.
    Performance Measures GO NO GO
    1. Identified the following.
    —— ——
    a. Hilltop.
    b. Ridge.
    c. Valley.
    d. Saddle.
    e. Depression.
    f. Draw.
    g. Spur.
    h. Cliff.

    Evaluation Guidance: Score the soldier GO if all performance measures are passed. Score the
    soldier NO GO if any performance measure is failed. If the soldier scores NO GO, show the soldier
    what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.
    References
    Required Related
    FM 3-25.26

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