Dr.

Ratan Dhar (EHS 140), Coordinator- Environmental Health Science, York College of CUNY

EHS-140: Introduction to Environmental Science

Laboratory: Where on Earth are We? Map and Planetary Literacy

Find out the Latitude and Longitude of New York from two maps (US Geological Map – Stop #1 and
World Map – Stop#2) in Hallway.

Map __________________________________ Latitude_______________ Longitude_______________

Map __________________________________ Latitude_______________ Longitude_______________

What other countries are at this latitude __________________________________________________

Stop # 1: Geologic Map of the United States

Map Scale and Calculation of distance:

What is the scale of this map? ______________________________________

Use a ruler, and measure Long Island, as depicted on this map __________________________

Using the map scale, and your measurement of Long Island on this map, calculate how long Long Island
actually is, miles or kilometers. Show your calculation:

Stop # 1: Geologic Map of the United States

Where does the green line pass through in the NYC (and especially the Long Island) area? What does it
signify?

Stop# 3: Raised Relief Map of the Northeastern Atlantic Region

Find the Hudson River. It is tidal all the way to Troy (Find Troy, near Albany). About How many miles is
this?

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Stop # 4: New York and Long Island

Map Scale and calculation of distance

What is the scale of this map? ________________________________

Measure Long Island on this map ___________________________

Using the map scale, and your measurement of Long Island on this map, calculate how long Long Island
actually is, in miles or kilometers. Show your work.

Compare your estimation of the length of Long Island to your previous one from Stop #1. Is this different?
Explain.

Use the contour map-1 to answer the following questions

1. What is the contour interval of this map?

2. What are the elevation difference between D & E and D & F?

3. There are two hills? Find out there elevation difference.

4. How can you tell if a hill has steep or gentle slope?

5. Which side of hill A(North, South, East or West) has the steepest slope?

6. How does a contour map show the direction that a river flows?

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7. Find the distance in miles between

8. In which direction is Red river flowing?

9. Shade or color the area on the map that would be under water if the ocean were to rise 20 feet.

Map-1

ft

40 ft

60 ft

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3 200
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Use the contour map-2 (on next page) to answer the following questions
.

10. What are the approximate Latitude and Longitude of (sample 23o46'30″; 73o26'25″) of

A. Rockville_______________________

B. Norton__________________________________________

C. Dixon ___________________________________________

11. Find out distance between Rockville to Norton. Show your work?

12. In what direction is Norton from Dixon?---------------------------------------

13. How many hills there on the map? --------------------------------

14. In what direction is Summit Hill from Bear Mountain?------------

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Map-2

43 o 10’00”

9’

Bear Mountain 8’

7’

6’

43 o 05’00”
Dixon

Rockville 4’
Summit Hill

3’

Norton
2’

1’

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76 o 15’00” 14’ 12’ 11’ 76 o 10’00” 9’ 8’ 7’ 6’ 3’ 2’ 1’ 43 o 00’00”
13’ 76 o 05’00” 4’
76 o 00’00”

15. Summary: (you may want to attach the separate page with typed summary)