PDF-What is a Topographic Map A map is a representation of the Earth or part of it

The distinctive character istic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earths surface is shown by contour lines ontours are imag inary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface suc. and . Compasses. Navigation Tools. Maps. Road maps. GPS (Global positioning system). Altimeter (altitude). Sextant (astronomy) . Watch. Topographic Maps. Compass. Topographic Maps. What's the difference between a topographic map and a regular map?. V-Outcrop Patterns. School of Earth and Environment. To view this exercise just press . F5. now. Then click the mouse to continue through the slides.. Objectives:. . By the end of this section you should be able to draw the outcrop pattern . YM . Wang, . S. . Holmes, J Saleh, XP Li . and D . Roman, . National Geodetic Survey. June 22 -25 WPGM 2010 Taipei, Taiwan. Abstract. The spherical harmonic expansion of the topographic gravitational potential has two major advantages over Newtonian integrals: it offers computational efficiency and facilitates spectral analysis of the Earth’s gravity field. The high degree harmonic expansion of the topography helps also in geoid computations.. Techniques in Active Tectonic Study. Juni 20-Juli 2, 2013. Instruktur: Prof. J Ramon Arrowsmith (JRA). Dari Arizona State University (ASU) - US. Tempat Pelaksanaan: . Ruang Pangea, Laboratorium Gempabumi (LabEarth) – Puslit Geoteknologi LIPI dan Kuliah lapangan akan dilakukan disekitar Sesar Lembang, Jawa Barat.. 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.. Goals. Define and describe topographic maps.. Define and describe an elevation profile.. Use a topographic map to create an elevation profile.. Describe how NASA probes create topographic maps that are used to create elevation profiles.. exit ticket. Topographic Map Exit Ticket. 1) What . is the contour interval of this contour map? . _____________. 2) Estimate the elevation at point C. . _____________. 10 m. 21 m OR 22 m. Topographic Map Exit Ticket. Topography. Shows the three dimensional shape and elevations of an area of land in two dimensions. Topographic Map. Height above sea level. Elevation. Line that connects places on a topographic map that are all at the same elevation (eventually a closed loop). Contour lines never cross or touch!. 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.. on a Military Map. Action: . Identify Topographic Symbols on a Military Map. Conditions: . Given . a standard 1:50,000 scale topographical map. Standards: . Correctly identify the topographic symbols, colors, and marginal information on a military map. interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering. A 2D view of a 3D surface. How. do topographic maps give you a picture of what the landscape looks like?. The Moon Topographic map from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Basic data Radius 0.27 of Earth’s Mass 0.01 of Earth’s Orbits Earth with period 27.3 days Revolves on its axis with this period: tidally locked so one face always points towards the Earth US Topo Federal Highway Administration Planning Glossary - http//wwwfhwadotgov/planning/glossary/glossarylistingcfmLock Chamber/SpillwayRock XWaterfallWellEarthen DamNonearthen DamLeveeRapidsHYDROGR 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? .