GEOG 1113L: Landform Geography Lab
Exam 1 Study Guide
Spring 2013
Be familiar with the following terms:
topographic map
geographic north
magnetic north
map scale
longitude
latitude
equator
prime meridian
contour line
contour interval
elevation
relief
topographic profile
compass
bearing
mass wasting
slope
karst
groundwater
sinkhole
Know how to do the following portions of each lab:
Lab 1: Topographic maps I
Exercise 1: Contour line exercise
Know how to answer all questions
Exercise 2: Topographic Profile of a hill
Know how to draw a topographic profile
Map 1: Carrollton
Know how to answer all questions
Lab 2: Topographic maps II
Know how to determine compass bearings
Map 3: Fantasy Island
Know how to create a fantasy island based on the criteria given
Lab 3: Mass Wasting
Be able to give a summary of the California Portuguese Bend Landslide
Part 2: Landslides within the continuous US
Be able to answer all questions
Lab 4: Groundwater and Karst
Map1: Canmer, Ky
Know how to answer all questions
Map 2: Mammoth Cave, Ky
Know how to answer all questions
Know how to create a groundwater contour map and an isoconcentration map