Army Study Guide Flashcards
- Agricultural. Agricultural terrain has a checkerboard pattern when viewed from aircraft. This is a result of the different types of crops and vegetation found on most farms.
- Urban. Urban terrain is characterized by uniform rows of housing with interwoven streets and interspersed trees and shrubs.
- Wooded. Woodlands are characterized by natural, irregular features, unlike the geometric patterns of agricultural and urban terrains.
- Barren. Barren terrain presents an uneven, irregular work of nature without the defined patterns of agricultural and urban areas. Desert environments are examples of barren terrain.
- Arctic. Arctic terrain is characterized by snow and ice coverage.