Introduction to Topographic Maps CD-ROM

Version 1.2

With Introduction to Topographic Maps you will learn how to read and use these maps to determine elevations, landform types, location, principles of scale and more. You will read and draw contour lines, construct topographic profiles and determine slope and relief. Includes full photos, color animations, related topics on Map Projections, U. S. Geological Survey, Where to Order Topographic Maps, and more. Intended for grades 7 through Introductory College.

Topographic Map Lesson Plans

For grades 7 - 9
Regular and Advanced Level

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Table of Contents

General Topographic Map Information
Map Scale
Location: Latitude and Longitude
Location: Public Land Survey
Location: Universal Transverse Mercator
Principles of Contour Lines
Using Contour Lines
Topographic Profiles
Drawing a Contour Map
Topographic Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Satellite Images
Review

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System Requirements
Macintosh®	Power Macintosh Power PC 180 MHz processor (G3 or higher recommended), Mac OS 8.6 to Mac OS X 10.x, 32 MB of installed RAM, 128 MB of available RAM on OS X, thousands or millions of colors. Intel Mac users click here.
Windows®	Pentium II 200 MHz recommended, Microsoft Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP, 32 MB or more installed of RAM, thousands or millions of colors.

Written by Kenneth Pinzke, Belleville Area College

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