Topography

This week we started a new unit on maps. Most of our time will be spent looking at topographic maps. Topographic maps tell us about the shape of the Earth. We can see steep slopes, gentle slopes, valleys, ridges, hilltops and more. In addition to natural features, cultural (man-made) features are also placed on these maps. Below is a topographic map of the Travis Ranch area. This will be a very short unit. A quiz is scheduled for next week... February 12.