Lab manual exercise 17 “Introduction to Topographic Maps” requires the construction of topographic profiles and the use of vertical exaggeration. Use this animation to help understand how to complete these questions.
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Drawing Topographic Profiles
Posted in How to..., Landforms, Maps and Mapping, Study Aids, Unit 4 on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Reading topographic maps
Posted in How to..., Maps and Mapping, Study Aids, Unit 4 on November 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Reading topographic maps is a skill applied in unit 4 of the course. In addition to the material in your lab manuals, see this previous blog posting for topographic map reading resources.
Reading topographic maps
Posted in How to..., Maps and Mapping, Unit 4 on July 31, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Reading topographic maps can be confusing to some. Here are a few resources that may be of help:
Topographic Mapping from the USGS
Topographic map symbols from the USGS
Understanding topographic maps from Idaho State University
Interpreting a topographic map from Idaho State University
Landforms on topographic maps from Prof. Susan Clark Slaymaker (These are particularly helpful to study for [...]
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