Title: Locate landmarks on a topographic map, a relief map, and in an aerial photograph.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Interpreting Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Satellite Imagery

Locations should include

- major waterways (e.g., rivers, streams, lakes)
- landforms (e.g., saddles, ridges, peaks)
- fabricated structures (e.g., power lines, water tanks, buildings).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are peaks denoted on topographic maps?
- How is the direction of flowing water illustrated on a topographic map?
- How are contour lines valuable in identifying landmarks and other structures?
- Why are symbols used on topographic maps?
- Why is there a standard set of symbols?
- How are topographic map revisions shown?

Teacher Resource: Topographical Map Symbols, United States Geological Survey (USGS) (https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/TopographicMapSymbols/topomapsymbols.pdf)