WETMAAP Skill 1
Mobile Bay: Fresh Water Inflow Element 2

Skill 1: Map Use
Element 2: Feature Identification

Materials:

1:24,000 scale USGS map: Bridgehead Quadrangle
Topographic Symbols Chart
1996 Aerial Photograph
magnifying glass

Exercise:

1. Use 1:24,000 scale USGS map

2. Use the 1996 Aerial Photograph covering the same area

3. Use the Topographic Symbols Chart

4. Identify the roads on the Topographic map.

How many different road types can you identify?

5. List the road types identified.

6. What other cultural features can you identify on the map?

7. Identify the same roads and other features on the 1996 aerial photograph as identified on the topographic map.