Unit 14 Map Reading 1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome

Military English

15 November 2022

Today

we'll learn map reading

Have you ever read a map? Was it difficult? Why or why not?

How many main types of terrain are mentioned in the passage?

1. three
2. four
3. five
4. six

What can be inferred about a small-scale map?

1. It's commonly used in the field for land navigation.
2. It shows features in less detail than a large a large-scale one.
3. It uses different colors than large-scale maps.
4. It's the most common map a squad leader will use.

• desert
• mountain
• jungle
• arctic
• urban
• topographical features
• grid coordinates
• cover
• consealment
• scales

• woestijn
• berg
• jungle
• arctisch
• stedelijk
• topografische kenmerken
• rastercoördinaten
• schuilen
• verbergen
• schalen 

What is the highest elevation on the map?

What is the lowest elevation marked on the map?

Assignment

• form a couple
• deside what kind of map are you going to create (a part of the school, other buildings and planes, this floor of our school, the another floor or the wing)
• decide what is the scale of your map (one grid is the same in the reality as 1 km or 100 m)
• paint the features on the grid paper
• tell as about