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Topography around the World. Chicago, IL. Kohn Kaen, Thailand. Mexico City, Mexico. Community Service International Friends Host-Families Performing Arts. WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SCIENCE?. - No, I’m not Amish, but I live in Pennsylvania Dutch-country. Yes , I have electricity
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Topography around the World Chicago, IL Kohn Kaen, Thailand Mexico City, Mexico
Community Service International Friends Host-Families Performing Arts
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SCIENCE? - No, I’m not Amish, but I live in Pennsylvania Dutch-country • Yes , I have electricity • Yes I have a car • But the best thing about living in PA Dutch country is…
So, I decided to bake a cake… Philadelphia, PA: 0-136 m above sea level Denver: 1 mile above sea level Dallas: 430 ft (131 m)
Just awana mile • I wish I would have had one of these!! McNaught, M (2008, March 11). TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS. Retrieved November 6, 2008, from Mount Union College Geology Web site: http://raider.muc.edu/~mcnaugma/Topographic%20Maps/topomapindexpage.htm
Uses of Topographic Maps • Why don’t we just use a picture? • Who can use it? • engineers, foresters, land use planners, hikers, ... virtually anyone who travels outdoors
“the cross sectional shape of a valley stream valleys in mountainous areas is usually "V" shaped. This shaped is changed when a glacier flows down the valley. The bottom of the valley will be rounded while the sides of the valley will be steepened. The result is a U shaped valley with steep sides and a rounded valley”
Why do we care? • Who in here sleds? • Skiers or boarders?