LESSON 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is
only one correct answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check
your answers with the answer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study
again that part of the lesson which contains the portion involved.
Situation: The S2 NCOIC brings you a copy of the brigade operations order and instructs
you to order 35 copies of appropriate topographic map sheets for the area of operations.
1.
What additional reference do you need to determine the required map sheets?
A. Commander's concept of the operation.
B. Defense Happing Agency map catalogues.
C. Electronic Warfare Estimate.
D. Installation handbook.
2.
Which scale of topographic map should you order for the brigade's tactical
operations?
A. 1:250.000.
B. 1:100,000.
C. 1:50,000.
D. 1:25,000.
3.
Which function of the IPB process are you performing when determining the
brigade's area of interest?
A. Define the battlefield environment.
B. Describe the battlefields effects.
C. Evaluate the threat.
D. Determine threat COAs.
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