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G1190 Lab 2

This document outlines the instructions for Lab #2 of Geography 1190, focusing on topographic mapping using Google Earth Pro. It includes steps for downloading necessary files, performing calculations, and submitting the assignment in PDF format. The lab consists of contour mapping, creating topographic profiles, and constructing contours based on provided data.

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G1190 Lab 2

This document outlines the instructions for Lab #2 of Geography 1190, focusing on topographic mapping using Google Earth Pro. It includes steps for downloading necessary files, performing calculations, and submitting the assignment in PDF format. The lab consists of contour mapping, creating topographic profiles, and constructing contours based on provided data.

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Geography 1190 Name: Click here to enter your name

Lab #2 Map Skills – Topographic Mapping


Instructions:
1) Read pages 76-93 of the lab manual.
2) You will need to use Google Earth Pro for this lab assignment. If you don’t have the
program, you can download it here (free) –
https://www.google.com/earth/versions/#earth-pro
3) When calculations are involved, please show your work. You can either type in your
work in the space provided, or do the calculations on a piece of paper, then take a
picture of your work and insert it in the space provided.
4) The lab assignment is password protected. You will be able to type in the answers/insert
photos in the space provided, but you will not be able to edit other parts of the
document.
5) When you submit your assignment, please save the file as a PDF file (FILE à Save as
Adobe PDF) for submission.
6) To submit your lab assignment, go to Assessments à Assignment à Lab 2 in
Brightspace.

Background information:
1) Upon opening Google Earth Pro you will need to learn some of the basic functions.

Using the tabs on the top of the screen (File, Edit, View, Tools, Add, Help), open View
and check Toolbar and Sidebar.
a. In the Sidebar, you will notice Search, Places and Layers. You can play with the
various layers, but all we need for this lab is Layers à Primary Database à Terrain
and Layers à Primary Database à More à Local Place Names

b. Using the File tab, Open or Import will allow you to upload the KMZ files for this lab.

2) Open your Brightspace Course homepage à Contents à Lab Materials à Lab 2

a. Download the North Vancouver 92G/6 kmz file to your download folder (or
another folder of your preference).

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b. Upload these files to your Google Earth Pro desktop program. If you double click
on the file in the Places sidebar, you will navigate directly to the location. Clicking
the checkmark in the adjacent box will turn the layer on/off. Right clicking on the
file name and choosing properties will allow you to change the transparency.

o BE CAREFUL – do not move the map while you have the Properties
engaged. This will alter its position and you will have to recalibrate it,
which is difficult. If you do move it, it may be better to delete the layer
and reload it from the folder you saved it in.

You can navigate around the map and change perspective using your mouse scroll function,
hold it down, and move the mouse up/down or left/right, roll it back and forth to zoom.
o Notice where the N (north) in the upper right corner is during the process. You
will often find orienteering easier when you keep the N at the top of the
compass.

Part 1. Contour Mapping


1) What is the contour interval for the North Vancouver 92G/6 map?
Click or tap here to enter text.

2) Complete the following table regarding four mountains within the map area. Provide
the locations, elevations, and names of the mountains using Google Earth Pro and North
Vancouver 92G/6 map. Turning off Layers à Terrain may make the reading of the
analog map easier, but you need to turn the layer back on for reading Google Earth
elevation. Alternatively, there is also a PDF version of the North Vancouver 92G/6 map
in the Lab 2 module that you might find easier to read (other than determining the
Google Earth elevations).

Latitude Longitude Google Earth 92G/6 UTM


Name
(°, ‘, “) (°, ‘, “) Elevation (m) Elevation (m)
49° 23’ 53” N 123° 5’ 1” W
944703

848825

49° 28’ 2” N 123° 20’ 22” W

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3) Interpolation, or estimating the height between contour lines, on analog maps is a
useful skill. Provide the approximate elevations for the following locations using the
92G/6 map. These three locations are annotated on the map (A, B, and C).

Latitude Longitude Elevation (m)


UTM
(°, ‘, “) (°, ‘, “)
A 49° 22’ 4” N 123° 8’ 52” W

B 973715

C 49° 23’ 26” N 123° 12’ 49” W

Part 2. Topographical Profile Map: North Vancouver (92 G/6 Ed. 6)

Topographic profiles illustrate the representative appreciation of the vertical dimension in


topography. The vertical dimension (z-value) is understated in two-dimensional maps, and as a
result, we often create topographic profiles (aka cross-sections). You lab manual describes how
to create them from analog maps. We will learn how to create them using Google Earth Pro.
Using the Toolbar on Google Earth Pro, locate the Add Path icon and click (Toolbar à Add
Path). A new box will open where you can name the path. If you hover over the map, you will
see a target. Clicking will begin the path; moving the mouse will provide a second target. You
can either add points (vertices) along the path by clicking, or move to the end point and click.
Then click OK.
Right click on the path in the Places sidebar and choose Show Elevation Profile. A topographic
profile will appear at the bottom of the screen with a variety of statistics. If you move your
mouse along the profile, you will notice an arrow moving along your path that coincides with
the location on the profile. Notice that where the contour lines are in close proximity (many
over a short distance) is associated with steep slopes or a high gradient. If you pause on the
graph, the map will automatically move!
*You can alter the colour, opacity, style, and find the length or distance of the path from the
properties box.

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1) Locate the following locations on Bowen Island, create a topographic profile, and
complete the following table.

Start point (node) Bowen Bay Marina (692680)


End point (node) Finisterre Island (775740)
Name of path Bowen Island Topographic Profile
Distance (m)
Average Elevation (m)
Maximum Slope (Gain) (%)
Average Slope (Gain) (%)
Average Slope (Loss) (%)

2) What is the difference between Gain and Loss with respect to the topographic profile?

Part 3. Constructing Contours


1) In the Lab 2 module, find the file named “Constructing Contours”. The file contains a
fictitious topographic map with incomplete contour lines. Finish constructing the
contour lines for this map based on the information provided.

Options for how to do this question:


a. Print the map and draw the contours by hand. Take a picture and paste it back
into the lab here.
b. If you don’t have a printer, you can use Word, then choose Insert à Shapes à
Scribble. Watch the instructional video for this lab in the Lab 2 module.
c. Use other ways that you’re comfortable with to make it work.

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Part 4
1) Give the elevation values marked as A, B, and C below:
A Click or tap here to enter text. B Click or tap here to enter text.
C Click or tap here to enter text.

2) Give the elevation values marked as D, E, F, G, and H below:


D Click or tap here to enter text. E Click or tap here to enter text. F Click or tap here to
enter text. G Click or tap here to enter text. H Click or tap here to enter text.

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