WETMAAP Skill 1
Northshore - Element 2
Skill 1: Map Use
Element 2: Feature Identification
Materials:
1:24,000 scale USGS map: Covington/Mandeville Quadrangle
1995 Aerial Photography
magnifying glass
Exercise:
1. Use 1:24,000 scale USGS map.
2. Use the 1995 Aerial Photography covering the same area.
3. Use the Topographic Symbols Chart.
4. Identify a railroad.
5. Identify a power line.
6. Identify the following cultural features in the map:
a. school
b. church
c. cemetery
d. sewage disposal plant
7. Identify purple areas on the map.
8. Can you identify the railroad, power lines, and the sewage disposal plant on the 1995 aerial photo?