Do the fluvial features have any effect on road patterns? Explain and give some examples. Highlight your examples with a colored pencil or pen on the topographic map.
Figure 24.8 is a portion of the Philipp, Mississippi, 7.5-minute quadrangle in northwestern Mississippi. The Tallahatchie River flows through the landscape from west to east. (Remember to use the topographic map symbol legend inside the front cover of this manual.)
Review Figure 24.4, analyze Figure 24.8 closely, and answer the following questions and completion items about Figure 24.8.
Roads are often placed on top of levees above the floodplain. An example is just north of the Tallahatchie River in sections 31 and 32. Also, see the road southwest of the oxbow lake in sections 5 and 6.
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