6-3 Identify Terrain Features

  • Determine the type of terrian
    feature upon which you are
    located. (See the task Identify
    Terrain Features On A Map,
    task number 071-329-1001).
  • Next determine what types of
    terrain features surround your
    location and then orient the
    map. (See the task Orient A
    Map To The Ground By Map
    Terrain Association, task
    number 071-329-1012).
  • After the map is oriented then
    determine the four cardinal
    directions (North, South, East,
    and West). (See the task
    Determine The Grid
    Coordinates Of A Point On A
    Military Map, task number 071-329-1002).