EAS 100-51: EARTH SCIENCE
PALMETTO, FLORIDA - 7.5 MINUTE QUADRANGLE
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP EXERCISE (Revised)

For questions 1 -> 5, give the correct Township-Range grid locations of the following landmarks or topographic features on the map:

1. Palmetto Jr. High School, north of Memphis Road, near Route 41:

 

2. Little Bird Key, near Latitude 27o 32' 30" North, west end of map:

 

3. Lincoln Memorial School, located between the towns of Memphis and Palmetto:

 

4. Southwest corner of intersection of Route 683 and Mendoza Road:

 

5. Innermost region of Clambar Bay, located within the Tampa Bay:

 

6. What is the longest distance (to the nearest 100 feet) across the water body known as Critical Bayou? In miles (nearest 1/10)?
 

7. Locate the SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 of Section 26, T33S, R17E. What is the name of this area? Are there any contour lines which indicate a depression rather than a hill? How do you know this?
 
 

8. What is the highest topographic elevation point in the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 33, T33S, R18E? (X marks the spot!)

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9. What is the map distance, to the nearest 100 feet, from Bird Key to Little Bird Key? Give the township and range coordinates of Bird Key:

   

10. What are the blue lines in the water bodies called? What do they represent? What contour interval is used for these blue lines?
 
 

11. What is the Longitude & Latitude of the NE corner of this map? How much of the earth's curvature (what angle) is represented by this map?