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Geographic Skills

The military grid system, developed during World War I, was essential for accurately targeting enemy positions due to the increased firing ranges of field cannons. With opposing trenches often close together, precision in identifying coordinates was crucial. This system utilizes latitude and longitude to provide location accuracy to within 30m. The grid can identify squares ranging from 1km to 1m in size. Each grid line is marked with a number, allowing for detailed mapping and targeting. This method continues to inform military operations today.

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Geographic Skills

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  1. Geographic Skills The Military Grid

  2. Developed during WWI, the military grid was necessary because of the increasing distance that field canons (howitzers) could fire their shells. http://www.firstdivisionmuseum.org/history/history/wwi.aspx

  3. With the trenches of the various armies often within 100 metres of one another, the need to accurately identify target locations was critical. http://goose426.glogster.com/the-events-on-the-western-front/

  4. The level of accuracy achieved using latitude and longitude is a square of 30 m x 30 m (using degrees, minutes, and seconds). • The military grid can identify squares of 100 m x 100 m (6 digits), 10 m x 10 m (8 digits) and even, 1 m x 1 m (10 digits).

  5. The military grid works by drawing a blue grid over top of a topographic map.

  6. 61 Each line is identified using a two digit number between 00 and 99. 60 59 58 57 56 32 33 34 35 36 37

  7. 61 By identifying the column and row, squares can be identified using a four digit number. Read Right Up! 60 59 Square 3358 Row 58 58 57 Column 33 56 32 33 34 35 36 37

  8. Each square measures 1 km x 1km so, to increase accuracy, each is divided into 10 along its sides (this creates boxes of 100 m x 100 m inside each square) 60 59 58 57 32 33 34 35

  9. Remember Read Right Up! This means that point A. is located at the six digit reference 332587 or 332587 59 B. 9 F. 8 A. 7 6 D. 5 4 C. 3 2 Determine the six digit references for B, C, D, E, F 1 E. 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 33 34

  10. A: 332587 59 B. 9 F. B: 335589 8 A. 7 C: 338583 6 D. D: 335585 5 4 C. E: 334580 3 2 F: 339588 1 E. 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 33 34

  11. Class and Homework • In your photocopies; • Complete pages 24, 25, 26

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