Chapter 1 Maps Freeman Environmental Geology Lab Book (2nd Ed.)
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Q 1.7 What is the latitude at (A) the north
90*N and 90*S
pole? (B) The south pole?
Q 1.8 What do you imagine is the maxi-
180* (180*W or 180*E. They are equal)
mum longitude value on earth?
Q 1.10 Given a scale of 1:24,000: (A)
What is the ground distance in feet repre-
sented by three inches on the map? (B) A 6,000
What is the ground distance in meters B 1,200
represented by 5 cm on the map? (C) C 1.2
How about the ground distance in kilo-
meters represented by 5 cm on the map?
(A) The fractional scale is no longer ap-
Q 1.11 What happens to the usefulness
plicable and (B) the graphic scale contin-
of (A) the fractional scale, and (B) the
ues to be applicable because it changes
graphic scale, as you enlarge your map?
in size along with the map
Q 1.18B (B) What is the longitude? 112* 00' W
Q 1.20 What is the elevation of the trian-
5,619 feet
gulation marker in section 3?
Q 1.21 What is the fractional scale on this
1:24,000
quad?
Q 1.22 Judging from the fractional scale,
what size quad do you suppose Menan 7 1/2-minute
Buttes Quadrangle is?
Q 1.23 There's a benchmark (BM)
marked with elevation 4826 feet along
the Union Pacific Railroad. What is the
distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, 1.4 miles
between the BM and the X marking
the approximate center of South Menan
Butte?
Q 1.24 How far- to the nearest tenth of a
kilometer- is the well in section 11 from 1.8 kilometers
the southwest corner of section 10?
Q 1.25 The southwest corner of section
10 is approximately what direction- ex-
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Q 1.7 What is the latitude at (A) the north
90*N and 90*S
pole? (B) The south pole?
Q 1.8 What do you imagine is the maxi-
180* (180*W or 180*E. They are equal)
mum longitude value on earth?
Q 1.10 Given a scale of 1:24,000: (A)
What is the ground distance in feet repre-
sented by three inches on the map? (B) A 6,000
What is the ground distance in meters B 1,200
represented by 5 cm on the map? (C) C 1.2
How about the ground distance in kilo-
meters represented by 5 cm on the map?
(A) The fractional scale is no longer ap-
Q 1.11 What happens to the usefulness
plicable and (B) the graphic scale contin-
of (A) the fractional scale, and (B) the
ues to be applicable because it changes
graphic scale, as you enlarge your map?
in size along with the map
Q 1.18B (B) What is the longitude? 112* 00' W
Q 1.20 What is the elevation of the trian-
5,619 feet
gulation marker in section 3?
Q 1.21 What is the fractional scale on this
1:24,000
quad?
Q 1.22 Judging from the fractional scale,
what size quad do you suppose Menan 7 1/2-minute
Buttes Quadrangle is?
Q 1.23 There's a benchmark (BM)
marked with elevation 4826 feet along
the Union Pacific Railroad. What is the
distance, to the nearest tenth of a mile, 1.4 miles
between the BM and the X marking
the approximate center of South Menan
Butte?
Q 1.24 How far- to the nearest tenth of a
kilometer- is the well in section 11 from 1.8 kilometers
the southwest corner of section 10?
Q 1.25 The southwest corner of section
10 is approximately what direction- ex-
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