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Locating Sites on a Topographic Map

Work Sheet 2





Name: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________ Period: __________ Class: __________



II. Locating Sites on a Topographic Map

Materials: Protractor, straight edge or rulers, pencil, access to a Virtual Field Trip, and topographic map of Griffith Park

  1. Locating Travel Town

    Begin the Virtual Field Trip to Griffith Park
    Select Geologic Field Trip
    Select Site 1

    Go to Field Study Site 1 in the Top Menu

    Select Site 1 in the Middle Menu

    Select Location of Site in the Main Window

    Select Plotting a Location on a Topographic Map

    Read the direction on using compass bearings to plot locations on a topographic map.

    Use the Compass Reading For Travel Town to locate Travel Town on your topographic map.

    Travel Town:

    Bearing to Cahuenga Peak?????? ______________________

    Reverse bearing from Cahuenga Peak ______________________

    Bearing to Mt. Lee radio facility______________________

    Reverse bearing from Mt. Lee radio facility______________________


  2. Locating Site 1

    Go to Field Study Site 1 in the Top Menu
    Select Site 1 in the Middle Menu
    Select Location of Site in the Main Window

    Use the Compass Reading for Site 1 to locate Site 1 on your topographic map.

    Site 1

    Bearing to A ______________________
    Reverse bearing from A ______________________

    Bearing to point B ______________________

    Reverse bearing from point B ______________________


  3. Write the step by step procedure that you used to locate each of the sites on your topographic map.Use complete sentences in writing your procedure.

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Updated August 2000