May-June 2001

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT CORRECTLY CORRESPONDS TO THE DEFINITION. 1. MEASURING DISTANCE BY COUNTING STEPS (EVERY TIME THE RIGHT FOOT TOUCHES THE GROUND). ------------STRIDEPACE 2. THE DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUE-NORTH AND MAGNETIC-NORTH. ------------BEARINGDECLINATION 3. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CONTOUR LINES. ------------INTERVALINDEX 4. THE "TOPO" IN TOPOGRAPHIC. ------------PLACEBOUNDARY 5. METHOD FOR MEASURING THE WIDTH OF A STREAM. ------------FELLINGSALUTE
MATCH THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SYMBOL ON THE LEFT WITH THE CORRECT IDENTIFICATION ON THE RIGHT. ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK ------------WATER TANKLARGE DAMSPRINGQUARRYPICNIC AREAMINE SHAFTLANDMARK
THERE ARE 11 POSITIONS ON THE MAP MARKED BY LETTERS. SIX OF THESE LETTERS CORRESPOND TO A LOCATION DESCRIPTION. SEE IF YOU CAN MATCH THEM UP. SCALE: Map is 1200 feet x 1200 feet CONTOUR INTERVAL: 30 feet ---ABCDEFGHIJK EAST OF SCHOOL, 800 FEET NORTH OF POWER LINE. ---ABCDEFGHIJK 120 FEET HIGHER THAN CEMETERY, NORTHEAST OF LAKE. ---ABCDEFGHIJK SOUTHWEST OF BUILDING, 400 FEET EAST OF RAILROAD TRACKS, 300 FEET SOUTH OF CEMETERY. ---ABCDEFGHIJK SOUTHEAST OF CEMETERY, 300 FEET WEST OF TELEPHONE LINE. ---ABCDEFGHIJK SOUTHEAST OF SCHOOL, 500 FEET WEST OF TELEPHONE LINE, 150 FEET NORTH OF POWER LINE. ---ABCDEFGHIJK SOUTHWEST OF BUILDING, 100 FEET SOUTH OF POWER LINE.

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