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Topography 101

Topography 101. What is Topography?. Topography – the study of shapes and features on Earth’s surface Differences in Elevation – height above sea level Sea Level = 0 feet/meters (base). How to Read a Topography Map. Basic Unit = Sea Level

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Topography 101

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  1. Topography 101

  2. What is Topography? • Topography – the study of shapes and features on Earth’s surface • Differences in Elevation – height above sea level • Sea Level = 0 feet/meters (base)

  3. How to Read a Topography Map • Basic Unit = Sea Level • Benchmark – a point that has been accurately measured for its position/elevation\ • Contour Lines – “circles” that mark different levels of elevation (same interval)

  4. Steepness and Slope • Contour line interval - the difference in elevation between neighboring contour lines • Contour lines CLOSE together = VERY steep • Contour lines FAR away = VERY gradual

  5. Quick Quiz #3The contour interval is 50 meters • If the first contour line is at sea level, what is the highest elevation (A)? • How high is Point 3? • Which side, east or west, is steeper? How do you know?

  6. Warm Up #4

  7. Accuracy vs. Precision. Write your own definitions… Accurate. Precise.

  8. Accuracy and Precision • Accuracy – how close you are to the desired outcome/measurement • CAN BE DONE IN 1 TRIAL • Precision – how close your measurements are to one another • MUST BE DONE IN MULTIPLE TRIALS

  9. Accurate or Precise? Precise!

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