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Topographic Map WebQuest

Topographic Map WebQuest. A Simpson’s Adventure. Contour Maps. 1) Visit the Simpsons "Contour Map" Website:  Click on this Link now. Answer the questions on your student page:. a) What is the purpose of a contour map? b) What is the contour interval of the map that Marge drew for Homer? 

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Topographic Map WebQuest

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  1. Topographic Map WebQuest A Simpson’s Adventure

  2. Contour Maps • 1) Visit the Simpsons "Contour Map" Website:  Click on this Link now. • Answer the questions on your student page: a) What is the purpose of a contour map? b) What is the contour interval of the map that Marge drew for Homer?  c) Under what circumstances might someone want to use or make a contour map, versus a regular relief map?

  3. Spacing and Steepness • 2) Simpsons "Spacing and Steepness" Website:  Click on this Link now • a) How can you determine if a side of a hill is steep or not by looking at a contour map?  How can you tell if it has a gentle slope? • b) When is the only time when contour lines on the map will overlap each other? • c) Why is distance important when trying to determine the steepness of a hill on a contour map?

  4. Depressions • 3) Simpsons "Depressions" Website:  Click Here •  What does a Hachured Contour tell someone looking at a contour map?

  5. Elevations Quiz •        Simpsons "Elevations" Quiz Here

  6. Labeling Contours • Simpsons "Labeling Contours" Quiz Here

  7. Make Your Own Map • Follow the directions on you paper to create your own contour map

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