Topographic Maps

This is a topographic map of yellowstone national park. A topographic map is a type of contour map that uses contour lines to show elevation and shape of areas on the map. The contour lines are usually in a circular for and as the circles inside the circles the smaller, the elevation gets higher. Topographic maps are perfect for showing a 3D image on a 2D surface. In this map you see Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas. To show how massive the National Park is, the scale on this is 1:250000 meaning one unit on the map is 250000 units in real life. The contour line intervals are 200 feet so between each line on the map there is a 200 foot elevation difference.