PPT-Contour Lines

Contour lines are lines drawn on a map that connect points of equal elevation If you walk along a contour line you neither gain or lose elevation   Picture walking along a beach exactly where the water. Bootcamp. Contour Maps!. Random Fact of the Day. On average, what is the distance in miles between the Earth and the Moon?. 238,857 miles. . Contour. Maps. Use (. contour. ) . lines. to tell . elevation. a ridge. a valley. g. oing uphill. closer . contours. = steeper slope. contours farther apart = shallower slope. Imagine that the red line represents a geologic contact of some sort. Given that it doesn’t parallel contours we know it isn’t horizontal, and given that it doesn’t cut straight across contours we know it isn’t vertical. Can we tell something about its orientation? . . On the blank paper at your desk complete a brainstorm with your group (each person must use a different color). Topographic Maps 11/18. Contour maps show the changes in elevation on the Earth’s surface.. Topographic Maps. Contouring. Topographic contours indicating surface relief. Image taken from US Army training manual.. Solid yellow lines represent surface isobars, line of equal air pressure. Green dashed lines are geopotential heights, the altitude at which 500 millibars of air pressure are attained. These types of contour maps are used by meteorologists. The weather system shown is the Storm of the Century, a powerful winter storm called a nor’easter.. A . map . showing the surface features of an area. Topography is based on an area’s elevation, relief, and landforms. What is topographic map?. Example:. Contour lines. Contour intervals. Reliefs. How to read . Match your cards.. Take notes in your science notebook.. Label your map.. Map Notes. topography. The study…. The study of the shapes and features of the Earth’s surface.. Topography. Shows the three dimensional shape and elevations of an area of land in two dimensions. Visual Art I. FCHS. Unit #3 Line. I Can…. Identify and draw a variety of descriptive lines (outlines, contour lines, and hatching).. Identify and explain how artists use implied lines.. Perceive and discuss how lines can be expressive.. Mapping Mechanics: . An introduction to topography . by the use of contour lines . Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:. define topography. define the USGS and different techniques used to study topography. Topographic notes. Topographic Map-includes contour lines drawn to represent changes in elevation.. Topographic maps take 3 dimensional ups and downs of the terrain and show them on 2 dimensional surface.. the following. :. Match your . cards.. Take notes in your science . notebook.. Label your . map.. Map Notes. topography. The study…. The . study of the shapes and features of the Earth’s surface.. Gulshan. . Kumar. School of Fisheries. Contour survey. A contour or a contour line may be defined as the line of intersection of a level surface with the surface of ground. . This . means every . point on a contour line has the same altitude . Example: Hills. Mapping Earth. Topography. :. The shape of the land.. K2, Pakistan. Napa Valley, California. Grand Canyon, Arizona. Important Vocabulary. Topographic Maps:. . Represent the shape of the land on a flat piece of paper using contour lines. 1. Attendance / seating chart. Say hi to MR. . BEAN : ). Notes on Density . Worksheet. Begin Lab if time??. Lat. /Long. Time Zones. Contour maps. Today . 10/9/14 . period . 7. Attendance/Seating Chart. After . Unit . 4 you should be able to:. Accurately write coordinates. Use a map containing latitude and longitude. Determine latitude using the altitude of Polaris. Determine differences in time zones.