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1 Road Scholar Williamette Valley Invitational Practice Tournament

2 Rules for this Event As you complete this event, enter your answers on the online data sheet. You may click "submit" when done and quietly exit. You are allowed to use a protractor, ruler, USGS map symbol sheet, calculator, notes, reference materials, and other measuring devices. You may also zoom in & out using your browser. Use of any computer websites or applications other than this presentation shall be deemed cheating.

3 Scale and Distance

4 Questions for Scale and Distance 1. How many inches on this map equal one mile in real life? a. 0.4 b. 1.0 c. 2.6 d The east-west distance across this piece of the map is approximately... a. 3.0 degrees longitude b. 6.5 minutes longitude c. 8.0 minutes longitude d minutes longitude 3. What is the distance, in miles, between the two cemeteries? a. 1.0 b. 1.3 c. 1.5 d What is the distance, in kilometers, between the two cemeteries? a. 2.2 b. 2.4 c. 2.6 d. 2.8

5 Topographic Contours

6 Questions for Topographic Contours 5. What is the contour interval of this map? a. 10 feet b. 20 feet c. 50 feet d. 100 feet 6. What could be the highest point on Weasel Butte? a feet b feet c feet d feet 7. What do the hachured contour lines near the summit of Weasel Butte mean? a. uncertain elevation measurements b. survey control marks c. elevation taken via airphoto d. a topographic depression 8. You want to photograph Weasel Butte from the little hill near the W. What is the little hill's elevation? a feet b feet c feet d feet

7 Slope Each box is one kilometer. You may use scratch paper for your calculations.

8 Questions for Slope 9. What is the distance between the "4" and the "2", in feet? a feet b feet c feet d feet 10. What is the slope, in feet per 100 feet, from the "4" to the "2"? a b c d What is the change in elevation if you climb to the Rugged Crest from Cleetwood Cove? a. 520 feet b. 660 feet c. 780 feet d. 800 feet 12. What is the slope as you do so, in feet per 100 feet? a. 7 b. 48 c. 56 d. 83

9 Stream Flow

10 Questions for Streamflow 13. Which direction does King Slough flow? a. north to south b. south to north c. east to west d. west to east 15. What direction does Henderson Creek flow? a. north to south b. south to north c. east to west d. west to east 14. Why are there hachured blue lines through Yaquina Bay? a. It is an intermittent stream b. Those are depression contours from the Yaquina River channel c. They represent where the Yaquina River flowed when the map was made (likely 50 years ago) d. They are uncertain elevations 16. Why are there double black lines on the northwest part of the Yaquina River? a. it has been channelized b. it is bordered by roads c. so you can see it against the blue water background d. it is a bridge

11 Map Symbols

12 Questions for Map Symbols 17. Which symbol does this map use that is the same as on a USGS topographic map? a. urban area b. quarry c. airport d. primary highway 19. Traveling northwest through John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, the road...? a. narrows b. widens c. changes to a toll road d. crosses a railroad 18. What are the green boxes on this map? a. UTM grid b. county roads c. township lines and range lines d. section lines 20. Maintenance of the Ochoco Highway is the job of...? a. the State of Oregon b. Grant County c. the town of John Day d. the federal government

13 Creating a Map

14 Questions for Creating a Map 21. You want to turn this map into a standard USGS topographic map. What symbol will you pick for I-97? a. a single black line b. a double black line c. a double black line filled with gray d. a double black line filled with red 23. What would be a good topographic contour interval for this map? a. 1 foot b. 10 feet c. 20 feet d. 50 feet 22. What question will you ask the owners of the Central Line Railroad to decide which hachures to use on your line(s)? a. What gauge is your railroad? b. How many tracks are there? c. Does it underpass or overpass the roads? d. All of these 24. What topographic information is already on this map? a. Survey control stations b. Spot elevations c. Location of hills & buttes d. All of these

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