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Activity Sheet #4, page 3. Find the hill that rises steeply on one side and more smoothly on the other. On the topogrpahic map, draw a path up the gentler slope of the hill to the highest point. (Hint: remember that when contour lines are close together, the ground is very steep.) Draw a path showing a very steep way up the hill.
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A topographic map is a representa-tion of a three-dimensional surface on a flat piece of paper. The digital eleva-tion model on the poster is helpful in understanding topographic maps. Contour lines, sometimes called "level lines," join points of equal elevation. The closer together the contour lines appear on a topographic map, the steeper the ...
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Topographic Map Reading Worksheet Use the following topographic map to answer questions 1-8. 1. What is the elevation at point A? _____ 2. What is the elevation at point B? _____ 3. What is the elevation at the point on line A-B where it crosses Snapper Creek? _____ 4. If you walked from point A to point B along line A-B, would you be walking ...
2. Print your section of the map in colour: you will use this as a base layer for your 3D model to be placed on. 3. Follow the instructions for tracing the topographic map using Inkscape to produce a vector file. 4. Turn your vector file into a 3D model by following the instructions for using Tinkercad. 6.
A topographic map is a detailed and accurate illustration of man-made and natural features on the ground such as roads, railways, power transmission lines, contours, elevations, rivers, lakes and geographical names. The topographic map is a two-dimensional representation of the Earth’s three-dimensional landscape.
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. Part 3: Apply your skills to interpret an actual topographic map of a full quadrangle. 1.
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Downloading and Purchasing USGS Topographic Maps. Download free digital topographic maps in a GeoPDF format by going to the USGS Store and clicking on "Map Locator & Downloader". Users have the option of selecting two different kinds of topographic maps. Both can be downloaded in a digital format for free or ordered as a paper product: US Topo ...
