MAP SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - McMaster University
MAP SKILLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - McMaster University
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STREAM GRADIENT<br />
1. Use your coordinates to locate<br />
your start and end points.<br />
2. Use the first contour line you<br />
come to as the elevation for<br />
each point and calculate the<br />
difference in their elevations.<br />
3. Calculate the “real world”<br />
distance between them using a<br />
ruler and the map scale.<br />
GRADIENT = RISE = VERTICAL DISTANCE<br />
RUN HORIZONTAL DISTANCE
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