CHICAGO ROCKS! Geology in the City
ESCI 109, Section 03
Fall 2008
| • steep slope • gentle slope • plain • hill • ridge • closed basin • valley • stream valley |
w Interpret the contours on
a topographic map showing the landforms listed above.
w Using a US Geological
Survey (USGS) topographic map, do the following:
| • Show how to tell what quadrangle
(area) it covers and where that quadrangle falls within the state; • Show how to determine the latitude and longitude of the sides of the quadrangle; • Determine the contour interval for the map, and explain what that means; • Determine the year the map was published; • Identify streets and highways, railroads, parks, urbanized areas, and buildings; • Determine the elevation of a given point on the map; • Identify streams; • Find the elevation of a stream at a given point on the map. • Measure the distance between two points. |