1. EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Topographic Maps
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2. EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Shows the surface features of an area as if you were looking DOWN on it.
Provides accurate information on elevation, relief and slope.
Why do we use topographic maps?
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3. EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Scale
Large scale maps that shows a close-up view of part of Earth’s surface
Scale:1 cm= 0.24 kilometers
Shows details of elevation
Large buildings, airports and major highways appear the correct size
Google maps
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4. EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Coverage
The USGS,or US Geological Survey, produces the topographical maps for the US.
They have made 57,000 maps at scales of either 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2,000 ft.)
The maps cover an area of 145 square kilometers.
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5. EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Symbols
Mapmakers use a variety of symbols to represent buildings, churches, railroad tracks, water, etc.
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6. Showing Relief on a Topographic Map
EQ: How are elevation, relief and slope shown on a topographic map?
Contour lines – represent elevation, relief, and slope.
Contour interval – change in elevation from contour line to contour line. Stays the same on a given map.
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7. Topographic maps show the shape of the land.
Contour lines show elevation, slope, and relief.
Closed circles represent hilltops.
Contour lines show steepness of slope.
Index contour lines show elevation.
Contour lines never cross.
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8. Global Positioning System GPS
A network of 24 satellites that find the latitude, longitude and elevation of points on Earth’s surface.
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9. Class Work and Homework
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Read pages G29 – G33, questions Answer with complete sentences 
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