EXERCISE 1 TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

EXERCISE 1 TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS ASSIGNMENT: Before this lab and all successive labs, read the material in the Introduction and Background Information, and look through the lab exercise to see what you will be doing and what materials you may need. You will need a ruler, a protractor, two colored pencils, and a calculator to do this exercise. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize you with graphic representations of the Earth's surface - primarily maps.

• angle between the reference line
• contour interval
• quarters
• green mountain
• elevation
• slope
• map
• earth
• lines
• line