Question

The Program Leader has sent the following radio message from her plane: “Attention Cyber ed. Students…. I’m heading northeast approximately 0.5 mi past railroad tracks….over a school…. I see 21CCCS on my right… now a second set of railroad tracks…. Now after about 0.75 miles, I’m heading west over the start of a town or city… now heading northeast, following the river/stream approximately 0.9 mi. I see a road, and turned southeast… now I’m passing a golf course to the left….winds are calm….some tree tops and quarries (purple dots)….CANISTER AWAY! GOOD LUCK! 1. Use the message and the topograph

Answer 1

there is no question here.

Answer 2

1. Mark the highest elevation on the map with a purple circle.

2. In which direction does the river (that the plane ends up following) flow?       How do you know?     

3. What clues in the pilot’s radio message tell you where to start looking for the canister?       What other clues might the pilot have given?      

4. Mark the area of the most likely place to find the canister with a big red circle. Give a reason for your answer.     

5. How far (from the starting point in the center) will you have to travel to reach the drop site, assuming that you will travel in a straight line?       How did you determine the distance?     

Answer 3

it's somewhat hard to help with this type of thing in this sort of format, but the narrative gives good descriptions of what to look for on the topo, so just follow it along. as for part 1: look for elevation marking and ridges to find the highest area/s.

Answer 4

please

Answer 5

actually, there is a marker on the south side of the map for the highest location.

Answer 6

2-5?

Answer 7

??

Answer 8

No, the hill on the south side of the map is clearly marked as such:
"X 531"
the map doesnt specify but because it is a USGS section, we can assume it's 531 feet.