Week of Sept. 15

What you are looking at is a 3-D image of Glacier National Park with a topographic overlay.  A what?

Questions to consider:

1.  What are the differences between geological maps, topographic maps, aerial photographs, satellite images, and physical maps?

2.  What is topography?

3.  What does a topographic map show?

4.  What is the difference between relief and slope of the land?

5.  How do you use contour lines to find the contour interval?

6.  How can a topographic map help you identify landforms?

Topo Activity 1

Directions:  Match the landform letters to its topo map numbers!

Topo Activity 1

Directions:  What is the contour interval of this topo map section? (Units will be in feet)

Landforms on Topographic Maps

Yosemite Map Comparisons

Glacial Landforms on Topo Maps

 Glacier Hazards From Space