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Topography around the World Kohn Kaen, Thailand Mexico City, Mexico Chicago, IL
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WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SCIENCE? - No, I’m not Amish, but I live in Pennsylvania Dutch-country -Yes, I have electricity -Yes I have a car -But the best thing about living in PA Dutch country is…
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SHOO FLY PIE
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So, I decided to bake a cake… Philadelphia, PA: 0-136 m above sea level Denver: 1 mile above sea level Dallas: 430 ft (131 m)
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Just awana mile I wish I would have had one of these!! McNaught, M (2008, March 11). TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Mount Union College Geology Web site: http://raider.muc.edu/~mcnau gma/Topographic%20Maps/t opomapindexpage.htm
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Uses of Topographic Maps Why don’t we just use a picture? Who can use it? engineers, foresters, land use planners, hikers,... virtually anyone who travels outdoors
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“the cross sectional shape of a valley stream valleys in mountainous areas is usually "V" shaped. This shaped is changed when a glacier flows down the valley. The bottom of the valley will be rounded while the sides of the valley will be steepened. The result is a U shaped valley with steep sides and a rounded valley”
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Why do we care? Who in here sleds? Skiers or boarders?
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