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Topographic Map Symbols

Link: http://mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/

This online guide has three brief descriptive sections: What is A Topographic Map, Reading Topographic Maps, and Topographic Map Information, which includes a list of related sites. In addition, there are six sections of specific topographical map symbols: Elevation; Boundaries; Land Surface Features; Water Features; Buildings and Related Features; and Roads, Railroads, and Other. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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• Educational Type: Lesson plan
• Educational Type: Tool
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• Network/channel: Technology Applications for Learning: develop or access curricular content

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