Title: Describe a topographic map, a relief map, and satellite imagery.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Understanding Conservation Cartography and Orienteering

Description should include an illustration of the differences among a topographic map, a relief map, an aerial photo, and satellite images from Internet-based applications.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What purposes does each map or type of photography serve?
- What type of information does each provide?
- How are each map or type of photography created? Who creates them?
- How often are these updated, if ever?

Teacher Resource:

Forestry Guide for Agricultural Education in Virginia, Virginia FFA