Transcript Topographic Map WebQuest

Topographic Map WebQuest
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?
Make Your Own Map
 Follow the directions on you paper to create your own
contour map