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GEOG 111 Fall 2023
Lab 2
Name: Victor Batten
Student ID:301462116
TA: Saba
Lab 2 – Response Sheet
Show all calculations and appropriate units to receive full points in each question. Answers should be in
your own words. You will need to use the handout your TA gives you in lab to complete this worksheet.
Section 1: GPS and Geographic Coordinates
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Lab 2
1.
Use your smartphone (or a friend’s) to determine the geographic coordinates for the locations
given to you by your TA. Include appropriate units and markings: (
3
)
Location
Point
Latitude
(degrees minutes seconds)
Longitude
(degrees minutes seconds)
1
P8
49°16’46”N
122°55’1”W
2
P9
49°16’45”N
122°55’0”W
3
P11
49°16’43”N
122°55’1”W
2.
Plot
and
label your locations on the contour map handout (you will insert the map in Section 2)
(
3
)
ON MAP PHOTO IN QUESTION 6
3.
Convert location 1 into decimal degrees.
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Lat: 49°16’46” is 49.2794°N
Long: 122°55’1” is 122.9169°W
Section 2: Drawing a Contour Map
4.
Complete the contour map on the handout by filling in the isolines. Use a contour interval of
10
m
. For simplicity, start with the 250 m contour line and work up in elevation from there. Be sure
to include appropriate labels. For information on how to complete the contour map, refer to the
lab pre-reading.
Take a photo of your completed map and transfer it to your computer. Insert the photo in the
space below
[Insert
±
Pictures
±
Picture from file]. If you can’t get this to work, you can also
upload your map to your Canvas submission as a separate .pdf attachment.
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GEOG 111 Fall 2023
Lab 2
Section 3: Topographic Slope
Use your hand-drawn map to answer the following question.
5.
Use the steps detailed in Part 3 of the pre-lab reading to calculate the topographic slope angle
from point B to point A
on your map. Give your answer in degrees. Show all of your work. (
4
)
the topographic slope angle is 14.439°
Section 4: Topographic Profile
6.
In the space below, insert a photo of the topographic profile you drew on the lab handout. (
5
)
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Lab 2
7.
Using the steps outlined in the pre-lab reading, calculate the vertical exaggeration of your
profile. (
2
)
vertical exaggeration 1x
on the verticale scale is 1 times the horizontal scale
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