The following questions are based on Map T-10, the “Furnace Creek, California” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet; dotted lines represent 20-foot contours).
1. Using the graph at right, construct a topographic profile from Point A in the Panamint Range to Point B on the basin floor. Plot the index contours and any other contours needed to show key features along the profile.
2. On the topographic profile, label (a) the basin floor, (b) the alluvial fan, and (c) the mountain front.
Topographic profile for line AB on the “Furnace Creek, California” quadrangle. Vertical exaggeration of the profile approximately 2.6x.
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