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Starting With Zero: Create Your Own Topographic Map Project

The document provides instructions for a student to create their own topographic map. It includes a checklist of elements that must be included on the map such as at least 5 contour lines starting at zero, labeling the elevation of each line, including one river depicted with V-shaped contour lines, adding a compass rose and map scale. It also includes questions for the student to answer about features on their map as well as a rubric for scoring the completed map assignment.

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Starting With Zero: Create Your Own Topographic Map Project

The document provides instructions for a student to create their own topographic map. It includes a checklist of elements that must be included on the map such as at least 5 contour lines starting at zero, labeling the elevation of each line, including one river depicted with V-shaped contour lines, adding a compass rose and map scale. It also includes questions for the student to answer about features on their map as well as a rubric for scoring the completed map assignment.

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Name: _________________________________________________________ Period: ___________ Geology

Create Your Own Topographic Map Project

In this project, you will be combining all that you have learned about topographic maps to create your
own! Please use the checklist as a rubric to create your map. After creating your map using the checklist,
answer the questions on the back of this sheet. Make sure you hand in this paper along with your map!

Checklist
Your map must include the following:

❑ At least 5 contour lines


starting with zero

❑ Label elevation of each line

❑ One river
- Make sure your contour lines
form V-shape and point
uphill!

❑ Compass rose

❑ Map scale

❑ X at the highest point of your


map

❑ Points A and B at any


random positions on the map
(*must be on the contour line!
*)

Discussion Questions

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1. What is your contour interval?

2. Which side is the steepest? Write down the compass direction.

3a. Where is the river located on your map? Write down the compass direction.

3b. Where is the river flowing to? Write down the compass direction.

4. What is the maximum possible elevation of point X?

5. Calculate the gradient of AB. You must show work!

6. Design a hiking route on your map using dotted line. Why did you choose this path? Explain in 2 or more
sentences.

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Create a Topographic Map Rubric
Page 3
❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero Create a Topographic Map Rubric
❐ Label elevations of each line ❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero
❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines ❐ Label elevations of each line
❐ Compass rose ❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines
❐ Map scale ❐ Compass rose
❐ X at the highest point ❐ Map scale
____ Neatness (4 point total) ❐ X at the highest point
Total Score: ______________ ____ Neatness (4 point total)
Next Step: Total Score: ______________
Next Step:

Create a Topographic Map Rubric Create a Topographic Map Rubric


❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero ❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero
❐ Label elevations of each line ❐ Label elevations of each line
❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines ❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines
❐ Compass rose ❐ Compass rose
❐ Map scale ❐ Map scale
❐ X at the highest point ❐ X at the highest point
____ Neatness (4 point total) ____ Neatness (4 point total)
Total Score: ______________ Total Score: ______________
Next Step: Next Step:

Create a Topographic Map Rubric Create a Topographic Map Rubric


❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero ❐ At least 5 contour line starting with zero
❐ Label elevations of each line ❐ Label elevations of each line
❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines ❐ One river with V-shaped contour lines
❐ Compass rose ❐ Compass rose
❐ Map scale ❐ Map scale
❐ X at the highest point ❐ X at the highest point
____ Neatness (4 point total) ____ Neatness (4 point total)
Total Score: ______________ Total Score: ______________
Next Step: Next Step:

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