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Topographic Maps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Topographic_map_example.png

Show the shape of


the Earths surface
Lines on the map
are called contour
lines
Contour lines show
points of equal
elevation

http://interactive2.usgs.gov

Contour Lines
Equal
elevation

http://www.4orienteering.com

Contour Lines
Never cross each other
Connect with themselves
Get closer together as land gets
steeper
Get further apart as land gets flatter

Contour Interval
The distance
that
separates
contour
intervals
http://www.4orienteering.com

Contour Profile
The shape you
would see if were
sliced along a line

http://interactive2.usgs.gov

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Local maps
http://www.topozone.com/states/Texas.asp?
county=Bexar

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