Geology Section 3.3 Homework: Topographic Maps: Due Friday, 9/5/14
Read Pages 53-57 in your book. Answer the questions that follow.


Links to answer question #8:  http://www.ghosttowns.com/topotmaps.html  or http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/2d.html




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Last Name, First Name *
Period *
Topography can best be defined as *
Contour lines connect points of equal *
Slope is defined as *
What is magnetic declination and why does it need to be depicted on a topographic map? *
Topography that depicts mountain peaks will have contour lines that are *
Areas with steep terrain will show the contour lines *
List at least 3 human made features that would appear on a topographic map *
Click on the links above to answer this question #8. Read over this website and tell me what the difference between UTM coordinates and latitude longitude coordinates is. *
Determine the slope of an area on a topo map in units of feet per mile given the following. Start measuring at 700 feet elevation vertically. Measure a distance of 4 miles horizontally. End at a vertical elevation of 2,432 feet. What is the slope of this hill? *
Topographic maps are usually 7.5 minutes by 7.5 minutes in dimension. Tell me what this means. *
What color are buildings on a topographic map? *
Forested areas on a topographic map are green. This is because *
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