A. Go to:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_parks.html
Select Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming (shaded relief map), and answer the following questions.
1. What is the elevation of Devils Tower (in feet)?
2. What is the contour interval of the map?
3. What does the top of Devils Tower like? Is it jagged, flat, dome-like?
B. Go to http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/mystic_conn_84.jpg
This is a topographic map of part of the southern coastal
region of CT. Locate Pequot Hill on the map.
4. What is the elevation of this hill?
5. In which direction does the Brook (to the west of this hill) flow? Explain how you came up with this answer.
C. Go to http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/bishop_ca_94.jpg
Locate the North and South fork of Bishop Creek.
6. In which direction does the North Fork of the Bishop Creek
flow?
7. In which direction does the South Fork of the Bishop Creek flow?
8. What is the contour interval of this map?
D. Go to
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/st_albans_vt_87.jpg
Locate Aldis Hill on this map.
9. What is the elevation of this Hill?
10. Which side of the Hill has the steepest slope? How did
you arrive at your answer?
11. Which side of the Hill has the gentlest slope? How did you
arrive at your answer?
E. Go to
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/islands_oceans_poles/hawaii_diamond_head.jpg
Locate Diamond Head State Monument on this map.
12. Is the center of the Monument a hill or a depression? How
did you arrive at your answer?
13. What is the relief of Diamond Head?
F. Go to
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/derry_nh_85.jpg
Locate the town of Derry on this map. There are three water
tanks north of town.
14. What is the elevation of the middle water tank (the one furthest
north)?
15. Locate West Running Brook (east of the town of Derry). Does West Running Brook run west?
G. Go to
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/alma_ga_85.jpg
16. What is the contour interval of this map?
17. What is the lowest elevation on this map?
18. What is the elevation of Lake Lure? (Located northwest of the town of Alma)
