PSC 121
GAGE
Spring 2003
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NAME ______________________________
DATE ______________________________
PERFORMANCE TASK #2
Identify the features shown on the slides by the instructor and explain your choice. Add
any additional information requested under the identity line.
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Provide the information requested below using the appropriate map or globe.
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EARTH
Provide the latitude and longitude for the locations below using any globe in the room.
Location
Santiago, Chile
Baghdad, Iraq
MOON
Latitude
Longitude
Use one of the Moon maps in the room.
Provide the name of a lunar feature that has the same longitude as Plato but is in the
opposite hemisphere.
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Provide a lunar feature that is at the same approximate latitude as the crater Copernicus
but in the opposite hemisphere.
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MARS
Use one of the Mars maps in the room.
What is the latitude and longitude for the center of the crater Huygens
Latitude __________________
Longitude ______________________
What feature is centered at: -10o and 120o?
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Posted on the board you will find a map of a section of Frederick, MD. Attached to this
test is a portion of the same map. Use both of these to answer the questions that follow.
DO NOT MAKE ANY MARKS ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. You must write
whatever is necessary on the smaller portion.
a. What is the contour interval in feet?
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b. Circle a relatively flat area in red and label it with an F.
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c. Circle a very steep segment in green and label it S.
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d. Determine the stream gradient for the stream marked on the map that flows into
Linganore Creek. Show your work here.
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e. Describe the area surrounding Linganore Creek on both sides. Be sure to note direction
with respect to the creek.
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f. What is the distance from Point A to Point B?
g. Draw the profile along the axis line from A to B.
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