Chalk Knolls, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map For Kids Series understanding the terrain and elevation

understanding the terrain and elevation changes that make Moab a hiker's paradise

Jeanne Wilson & Angela Titus

By: Peter Francis Tassoni

Location: Uintah County and Grand County

the top and bottom depths of the sampled interval

Chalk Knolls, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map For Kids Series understanding the terrain and elevationThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes