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Part 1: Develop your topographic map reading skills by working with simplified diagrams that illustrate key elements of topographic maps. Part 2: Practice your map reading skills by interpreting snippets from topographic maps.
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topographic-skills.pdf (Page 2 of 2) Look at the extract from a simple topographic map featured on the first page of this worksheet. Use it to answer the questions below. 1. How much higher is the land at point D than at point F? How do you know?..... 2. How do you know that Mt Erin is more than 350 m above sea level?
A topographical map contains curved lines called contour lines. Each contour line corresponds to the points on the map that have equal elevation (Figure 1). A level curve of a function of two variables [latex]f\,(x,\ y)[/latex] is completely analogous to a counter line on a topographical map.
A contour line (also known as a level curve) for a given surface is the curve of intersection of the surface with a horizontal plane, z = c. A representative collection of contour lines, projected onto the xy -plane, is a contour map or contour plot of the surface.
What is a topographic map? what is an isoline or contour line? What type of characteristics does a topographic map show us? If you are wondering about the answers to these questions, you will find them when making a topographic map of a landform you have created. Directions: 1. Using the modeling dough or clay provided, design a landform.
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One special kind of map is called a topographic map. It has contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land. They are sometimes called "level lines" because they show points that are at the same level. Here's how contour lines work: The top of this drawing is a con-tour map showing the hills that are illustrated at the bottom.
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How are topographic maps able to show three-dimensional objects like hills on a two-dimensional object like a piece of paper? They do it by using contour lines. Contour Lines are curves that connect points of equal elevation. Each contour line on a map has a number that represents the elevation of the line (usually the height above sea level).
