Maps

The following tools and skills are in this section:
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• Topographic map basics include:
  • area and grid references
  • contour lines
  • local relief
    
  • altitude
    
  • river flow
    
  • quadrants
    
  • directions
    
  • bearings
    
  • scale
    
  • distance, time and speed of travel
    
  • aspect
• gradient
• cross-section
• vertical exaggeration
• choropleth maps
• weather maps/synoptic charts