Daily Objectives

CHICAGO ROCKS! Geology in the City
ESCI 109, Section 03
Fall 2008

Daily Objectives #8 (September 18, 2008) Dr. Sanders

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

w Construct an Academic Plan that you will follow to get a bachelor's degree in your chosen field. If you don't know yet what you want to major in, choose Earth Science for now; you can always change it later!

w Explain what a contour is.

w Draw simple topographic maps that illustrate various landforms:

Review from last time	New this time
• steep slope • gentle slope • plain • hill • closed basin	• ridge • 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:

Review from last time	New this time
• Show how to tell what *quadrangle* (area) it covers and where that quadrangle falls within the state; • 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; • Measure the distance between two points.	• Determine the *latitude* and *longitude* of the sides of the quadrangle; • 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.

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