WETMAAP Skill 2
Avery and Weeks Islands: Element 1

Skill 2: Scale Determination
Element 1: Introduce Scale of Map

 Materials:
           1963/80 Delcambre Topographic Quadrangle
            ruler

Exercise:
      1.   Use the1:24,000 scale Delcambre Topographic Quadrangle.

      2.    Examine scale at bottom of page.

      3.    Use ruler.

      4.    Measure distance across study site from west to east.

                _________________      How many inches is the distance west to east?

      5.    Place the ruler over bar scale (bar scale measurement in feet).

                _________________       How many feet equal the measured map distance across the site?

      6.    Repeat measurements across the site from north to south.

                _________________      How many inches is the distance north to south?

                _________________      How many feet equal the measured map distance across  the site?