Join us in exploration of Red Rock Canyon while learning about topography and reading topographic maps!
Table of Topographic Map Activities
Click each activity to access the PDF, and new activities are added regularly
Activity 1 - Introduction to Topographic Maps
Activity 2 - Getting Familiar with Topographic Maps
Activity 3 - Symbols Used on Topographic Maps
Activity 4 - Working with Layers on Topographic Maps
Activity 5 - Converting Between Decimal Degrees and Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds (DMS Notation)
Activity 6 - Mileage Equivalent for a Degree of Longitude at a Given Latitude
Activity 7 - Calculating the Distance between Two Points on a Topographic Map
Activity 8 - Introduction to Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grids
Activity 9 - Working with Easting and Northing in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Projection
Activity 10 - Conversion between UTM Coordinates and Degrees of Latitude and Longitude
Activity 11 - Working with Contour Lines on a Topographic Map
Activity 12 - Working with Compass Bearings on a Topographic Map