Here are a couple of sites that I found that teaches you how to read a comp [no swearing please] and topo maps. just thought that some would be interested.
http://folk.uio.no/kjetikj/compass/lesson1.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/topotmaps.html
http://www.cis.ksu.edu/~dha5446/topoweb/guide.html
http://folk.uio.no/kjetikj/compass/lesson1.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/topotmaps.html
http://www.cis.ksu.edu/~dha5446/topoweb/guide.html