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Topographic Maps

Topographic Maps. Latitude and Longitude. Latitude tells N/S 0 is equator 90=poles Longitude tells E/W 0-180 (prime meridian=0) Measured in Degrees ( º), Minutes (´), and Seconds (´´). Map Elements. Scale Declination Symbols Contour Lines. Scale. Fractional

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Topographic Maps

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  1. Topographic Maps

  2. Latitude and Longitude • Latitude tells N/S 0 is equator 90=poles • Longitude tells E/W 0-180 (prime meridian=0) • Measured in Degrees(º), Minutes(´), and Seconds (´´)

  3. Map Elements • Scale • Declination • Symbols • Contour Lines

  4. Scale • Fractional • Expressed as a ratio 1:250,000 (All the same units) • Graphic • Expressed on Map as a visual bar broken into segments representing a stated distance • Verbal “one inch equals 10 miles”

  5. Declination • The angular difference between true and magnetic north. • True north (geographic) • Magnetic north (where the magnet points toward)

  6. Symbols • Markers used to represent features such as: • Boundaries • Roads • Buildings • Contours • Mines • Rivers • Quarries

  7. Contour Lines • Lines that connect points of equal elevation • Closer together the steeper the slope of the surface • Contour Interval • The vertical change between two lines

  8. Contour LinesRepresentation of 3-D in two dimentions

  9. Contour Symbols

  10. Drawing Contour Lines

  11. Gradient • Change in elevation divided by Change in horizontal distance Also Known as Slope Total Length on Surface Vertical Change Horizontal Change

  12. Vertical ExaggerationDifferent scales for the vertical and horizontal axes

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