Answer Key - Assignment 4 Topographic Maps

This is the Answer Key for Assignment 4.  Once it has been posted, no late assignments will be accepted under any circumstances.

 

• • What is the scale of this map? (please give me the Scale expressed as a Representative Fraction)
    •  1:24,000
  • What is the contour interval for this map?
    • 40 feet 
  • What is the highest point on this map? What is the elevation of that peak?    Mt. Konocti (Wrights Peak). 4,280 feet
  • Find "South Peak" in the upper North East quadrant of the map. Which side of the mountain would be the least steep hike up the mountain? The north, south, east or west? How can you tell?
    •  The least steep side would be the North or North West because the contour lines have the most space between them there.
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  • What is the elevation of South Peak

4,040 feet

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  • What is the elevation of Mt. Hannah? (eastern edge of map south central)
    • 3,600 feet
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  • What is the elevation of Kelseyville?
    • 1,400 feet
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  • Using the "Graphic Scale" on the map, physically measure the east/west diameter of Bogg's Lake in feet (Southeast portion of the map)

Approximately 3,000 feet