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 Finding Your Way with Map and Compass
close together represent steep slopes. Natural and manmade features are repre- sented by colored areas and by a set of standard symbols on all U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps. Woodlands, for instance, are shown in a green tint; waterways, in blue. Buildings may be...
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close together represent steep slopes. Natural and manmade features are repre- sented by colored areas and by a set of standard symbols on all U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps. Woodlands, for instance, are shown in a green tint; waterways, in blue. Buildings may be shown on the map as black squares or outlines. Recent changes in an area may be shown by a purple overprint. A road may be printed in red or black solid or dashed lines, depending on its size and surface. A list of symbols is available
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close together represent steep slopes. Natural and manmade features are repre- sented by colored areas and by a set of standard symbols on all U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) <span class="highlight">topographic</span> <span class="highlight">maps</span>. Woodlands, <span class="highlight">for</span> instance, are shown in a green tint; waterways, in blue. Buildings may be shown on the map as black squares or outlines. Recent changes in an area may be shown by a purple overprint. A road may be printed in red or black solid or dashed lines, depending on its size and surface. A list of symbols is available
Finding Your Way with a Map and Compass
Survey (USGS) topographic maps. Woodlands, for instance, are shown in a green tint; waterways, in blue. Buildings may be shown on the map as black squares or outlines. Recent changes in an area may be shown by a purple overprint. a road may be printed in red or black solid or da...