WETMAAP Skill 1
Wallops Island Element 1

Skill 1: Map Use
Element 1: Site Location

Materials:

1:250,000 scale 1984 Chincoteague, VA, USGS Topographic Quadrangle
1:100,000 scale 1981 Chincoteague, VA, USGS Topographic Quadrangles
1:24,000 scale 1986 Chincoteague, VA, USGS Topographic Quadrangles

Exercise:

1. Locate case study site on each map

2. Visually recognize difference in study site size on each quadrangle.

On which map is the study site the largest?
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On which map is the study site the smallest?
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