Factory Butte, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Children's Books such as fault scarps and

such as fault scarps and traces

Telescope Peak

now form black ridges (inverted valleys) that frame the brightly colored sedimentary rock

This brightly colored map reflects the dramatic natural setting of Salt Lake City and the nearby Wasatch Mountains

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Factory Butte, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Children's Books such as fault scarps andThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes