WETMAAP Skill 1
Weedon Island - Element 1
Skill 1: Map Use
Element 2: Feature Identification
Materials:
1:24,000 scale 1988Safety Harbor/Gandy Bridge/ Saint Petersburg, FL; 1956/81 Port Tampa, FL, USGS Topographic Quadrangles
2002 Weedon Island Aerial Photographs
magnifying glass
Exercise:
1. Use 1:24,000 scale Safety Harbor/Gandy Bridge/ Saint Petersburg, FL; Port Tampa, FL., USGS Topographic Quadrangle
2. Use the 2002 Weedon Island Aerial Photographs covering the same area.
3. Use the Topographic Symbols Chart.
4. Identify an area of sand.
5. Identify areas of mangroves.
6. Identify the following cultural features on the map:
a. oil storage tank
b. power line
c. school
d. dual highway
7. Identify purple features on the map.
8. On the 2002 Weedon Island Aerial Photographs find:
a. power generating plant
b. golf course
c. mangroves
d. seagrasses
9. Can you identify the location of Mud Hole Island on the 2002Weedon Island Aerial Photographs?