Red – paved roads, highway numbers and to shade in areas of urban development. Orange – unpaved roads. Brown – contour lines, contour elevations, spot.

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Red – paved roads, highway numbers and to shade in areas of urban development. Orange – unpaved roads. Brown – contour lines, contour elevations, spot elevations, sand, cliffs, and other geological features. Blue – water or permanent ice features (like rivers, lakes, swamps and icefields), names of water features, and the grid lines. Green – vegetation features like woods, orchards and vineyards. Grey – legend of conventional signs on the back of the map. Black – cultural features (buildings, railways, transmission lines, etc.), toponymy (place names), some symbols and precise elevations. Purple – updates that are made over top of the original map information Green Star OHP-1

Water Green Star OHP-2 River, with direction of flow Falls, Rapids Dry river bed, Intermittent stream Locks, Dams Marsh, Swamp

Terrain Green Star OHP-3 Horizontal Control point, Bench mark with elevation, Precise elevation Contours,index and intermediate Depression contours Cliff, Cave Quarry, Pingo

Transportation Green Star OHP-4 BridgeTunnelsCauseway Footbridges Gate on roadSingle track railwayMultiple track railway with stationVehicle track or winter road Loose Surface road – two lane and one lane Hard Surface road – Plus two lane and two lane Trail or portage

Human Activity and Miscellaneous Green Star OHP-5 Airfields and heliport Buildings Seaplane anchorage and Seaplane base Elevator and Oil or natural gas facility Telephone lineCemetery Church, Non-christian place of worship, Shrine Campsite, Picnic areaHistoric site, Navigation light C School, Fire station, Police station E E Tower or chimney with height and Silo 100

Map and Compass Terms Grid North Green Star OHP-6

Map and Compass Terms Green Star OHP-7

Map and Compass Terms Green Star OHP-8

Marginal Information Green Star OHP-9 Number of map sheet and index of adjoining maps Name of map sheet Map scale Scale bars Contour interval Military index number for ordering the map Legend of conventional signsDate of map sheet