State Highway Map
Topographic Map
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100
The way distances are computed on a State Highway Map
What is the Map Bar Scale?
100
What "U-turns" are referred as on topographic maps.
What are "Turnbacks"?
100
Shows what the symbol is on a map.
What is a key? What is a key?
100
50 minutes
How long is the contest?
100
A series of symbols listed on a sheet.
What is the topographic map symbols sheet?
200
This feature is located in the "center" of a state, in most states.
What is a State Capital?
200
The symbol that refers to contours that coalesce.
What is a cliff? Bluff or escarpment is also accepted.
200
The presentation of your map, and how you will leave it.
What is a folded map?
200
You can bring anything.
What materials can you bring?
200
What is the elevation of the pacific ocean?
0 ft
300
The direction even numbered interstate highways run.
What is East to West?
300
The point that Latitude is measured north or south from.
What is the Equator?
300
The way the index is organized. (Hint some chess sets are organized like this.)
What is the grid system?
300
The map drawing part.
What is after the multiple choice part?
400
The name of a state containing a county government.
What is a County Seat?
400
The difference between the north and south poles.
What is a magnetic declination?
400
A table with the mileage on them, kind of like the index.
What is mileage table?
400
By accuracy or quality.
How are ties broken?
500
This kind of map has no elevation (contours, spots, bench marks)
What is a planimetric map?
500
When contour lines have inward hash marks on them
What is a depression?
500
Does the map give you safety information?
Yes.
500
What do you have to do on the second part of the test?
You have to draw a map.
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