APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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ISBN: 9781533902405
Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 8.4B, Problem 7A
Use the fractional scales on the Angelica topographic map and the Portage, Montana, map (page 136) to answer the following.
a. | What is the fractional scale for the Angelica map? ____________________________________________________ |
b. | How does this compare to the fractional scale for the Portage, Montana, map? ____________________________________________________ |
c. | What distance (in miles or fractions of a mile) does 1 inch represent on each map? Angelica, New York, map: _____________ miles Portage, Montana, map: ______________ miles |
d. | Does the Angelica map cover more or less area than the Portage map? ________________________________________________ |
e. | Explain why the Angelica map lacks numbered sections that we associate with the Public Land Survey system. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ |
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