Topographic Map Web Quest A Simpsons Adventure Contour

Topographic Map Web. Quest A Simpson’s Adventure

Contour Maps � 1) Visit the Simpsons "Contour Map" Website: Click on this Link now. �Answer the questions on your student page: a) What is the purpose of a contour map? b) What is the contour interval of the map that Marge drew for Homer? c) Under what circumstances might someone want to use or make a contour map, versus a regular relief map?

Spacing and Steepness � 2) Simpsons "Spacing and Steepness" Website: Click on this Link now � a) How can you determine if a side of a hill is steep or not by looking at a contour map? How can you tell if it has a gentle slope? � b) When is the only time when contour lines on the map will overlap each other? � c) Why is distance important when trying to determine the steepness of a hill on a contour map?

Depressions � 3) Simpsons "Depressions" Website: Click Here � What does a Hachured Contour tell someone looking at a contour map?

Elevations Quiz � Simpsons "Elevations" Quiz Here

Labeling Contours �Simpsons "Labeling Contours" Quiz Here

Make Your Own Map �Follow the directions on you paper to create your own contour map