PART 3. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS Using the topographic map below, answer the following questions. 1. What is the contour interval? 2. What general direction do the rivers run? 3. Imagine a profile from A to A'. Assume the profile scale is linch equals to 50 feet. What would be the vertical exaggeration? Note, the Map Scale is 1:24,000. Be sure to review the scale. N -100 A' 200 .5 kilometer 0 14 1 1/2 mile 1:24.000 Copyright 2006 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc