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Using
a topographic map, find the elevation of any
point.
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Using a topographic map, determine the elevation of the top of a
hill or mountain.
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Using only the shape
of contour lines (not numbers) on a topographic
map, determine the direction of flow of a
stream.
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Using
a USGS topographic map, identify these
landforms/features:
○ hill ○
valley ○
closed depression (basin) ○ stream ○
intermittent stream ○ lake ○
floodplain
○ an urbanized area
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Use a
topographic map to estimate the latitude and
longitude of a point, using the lat/long
markings on the side of the map and the four
crosses dividing each quad into nine 2.5' x 2.5' portions.
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Locate a
hachured contour line on a topographic map and
tell what it indicates about the topography.
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Demonstrate that you
can distinguish between steep slopes and gentle
slopes as illustrated on a topographic map.
