Title: Locate landmarks on a topographic map, a relief map, and in an aerial photograph.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Interpreting Maps

Locations should include

- major waterways (e.g., rivers, streams, lakes)
- landforms (e.g., saddles, ridges, peaks)
- fabricated structures (e.g., power lines, water tanks, buildings).

Teacher Resource: Topographical Map Symbols, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What symbols and colors are used to determine landforms on a topographic map?
- How are contour lines used to show elevation changes on a topographic map?
- What are hachures on a topographic map and what do they represent?