1. On the left side of the map, left of the red 22, is a white box. Above the wh

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1.

On the left side of the map, left of the red 22, is a white box. Above the white box is a red “X” the has been placed on top of a hill. What is the best approximation of the elevation of that hill?

5280'

5900'

5720'

5680'

2.

Using the same image, what is the distance from the red 22 to the red 23 (these are section numbers) along the orange line? (Note that a distance scale is not provided.)

0.5 miles

1 mile

2 miles

Without a distance scale it is not possible to tell. Map scales vary considerably.

3.

Using the same image as question 1 a stream is highlighted in blue (with a blue arrow pointing to it). It is in the upper left hand corner of the map. In which compass direction is this portion of the stream flowing?

NW

S

SE

N

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1: 5900

The labeled contours are at an interval of 200' and this is divided into five smaller contours, hence each contour is of 40'. X is placed around 2 smaller division inside the 5800' contour, then the elevation is above 5800+(40*2)= 5880 or 5900'

Ans 2: Without a distance scale it is not possible to tell. Map scales vary considerably.

To find out the distance on a map a scale is very important as without a scale we have no way to relate the ground distance to the map distance.

Ans 3:  NW

The river flows from a higher elevation to lower elevation and if we take the map to be oriented NS as given then the river flows NW

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