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Assignment:
SCI103 Phase 4 Lab Report

Title: Reading
Topographic Maps

Instructions: Enter the
Virtual Lab and gather information to complete your report. Please type your
answers on this form. When your lab report is complete, submit it to the
Submitted Assignments area of the Virtual Classroom.

Part I: Answer the
following questions while in the Phase 4 lab environment.

Section 1: Study the
topographic map resembling the area you have been conducting your field research
on. Contour intervals occur every 10
meters.

1. 
List
the elevations of the following points:

A.

B.

C.

2. 
Label
each point with the appropriate landform or structure using the guides
consulted in this Phase:

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

1. Which
   of the three hills (uop, center, bottom) is the highest in elevation?

2. What
   is the highest point of this hill?

3. Which
   of the three hills (top, center, bottom) is the lowest in elevation?

4. What
   is the steepest (greatest slope) section in the area?

Part
II: For
the following questions, provide your response in short-answer format (2–3
sentences each). Use this Phase’s activities, lab research, and resources to
assist you in answering.

1. What
   are contour lines and inclination (incline), and how do they show the shape of
   the land on a topographic map?

2. How
   would this map help you determine the floodplain?

3. How
   would this map help you plan a building development?

4. Where
   would you build, and why?

5. How
   would this map help you plan a road to the development?

6. Where
   would you build and route this road, and why?

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