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What is a Topographic Map?
represent lines of equal elevation above (or below) a reference datum. To visualize what a contour line represents, picture a mountain (or any other topographic feature) and imagine slicing through it with a perfectly flat, horizontal piece of glass. The intersection of the moun...
Science Junction: Which way is North?
topographic map is a representation of a three-dimensional surface on a flat piece of paper. Contour lines, sometimes called "level lines," join points of equal elevation. The closer together the contour lines appear on a topographic map, the steeper the slope (...
Types of Maps
maps to plan trips and for driving directions. Topographic maps include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area. Lines that are close together indicate steep terrain, and lines that are far apart indicate flat terrain. Fact Monster/Information Pl...
Mapping Potato Island
If you were taking a hike along a hillside and not walking either uphill or downhill, you would be walking on a contour line. When contour lines are close together, the slope is very steep. When contour lines are far apart, the slope is very shallow. This type of map is h...
 Mapmaking Guide (6-8)
Mapmaking Guide (6-8) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) maps use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are c...
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Mapmaking Guide (6-8) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) maps use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are called isotherms, lines of equal rainfall are called isohyets, and lines of equal elevation are called contours. Contour lines are often used on topographic maps. Cartograms distort
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Mapmaking Guide (6-8) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) <span class="highlight">maps</span> use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are called isotherms, lines of equal rainfall are called isohyets, and lines of equal elevation are called contours. <span class="highlight">Contour</span> lines are often used on <span class="highlight">topographic</span> <span class="highlight">maps</span>. Cartograms distort
Mapmaking Guide (9-12)
Mapmaking Guide (9-12) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) maps use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are...
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Mapmaking Guide (9-12) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) maps use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are called isotherms, lines of equal rainfall are called isohyets, and lines of equal elevation are called contours. Contour lines are often used on topographic maps. Cartograms distort
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on a street map) or a set of intersecting lines identifying selected latitudes and longitudes (often used on <span class="highlight">topographic</span> or world <span class="highlight">maps</span>).
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Mapmaking Guide (9-12) Page 7 of 8 www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions © 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. Isoline (also called isopleth) <span class="highlight">maps</span> use lines to connect points of equal value, such as temperature, rainfall, or elevation. Lines of equal temperature are called isotherms, lines of equal rainfall are called isohyets, and lines of equal elevation are called contours. <span class="highlight">Contour</span> lines are often used on <span class="highlight">topographic</span> <span class="highlight">maps</span>. Cartograms distort
Reference for Land Management
available for free through the USGS Store (product number 16573). USGS Geography Products A list of online fact sheets, booklets, and educational resources related to geography and mapping. Topographic Maps 27 Ideas for Teaching with Topographic Maps C...
Cookie Mapping
that indicates the location and the type of features that the map shows. (For instance, "bedrock geology of an oatmeal raisin cookie"). Then label with name and class period. ASSESSMENT: 1. Before consuming cookies, number each sheet of paper that contains a cookie. 2. Record the...
Drawing: Pencil Techniques
Principles and Elements of Art:Line Drawing: A Powerful Design Element windowtoart "Foundations": LINE Line Contour Foundations Choices FOUNDATIONS...is the nucleous of art; the components which comprise design and effect competence. Often referred to as the &q...
Intersecting Lines: Algorithm for Point of Interse
DelphiForFun.org only Determining if two arbitrary line segments intersect is a task that again makes me appreciate the human brain. What is trivial for our visual processing system is surprisingly complicated for a computer program. It's necessary for many simulati...
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