1. Using the "Mauna Loa, Hawaii" topographic map (scale 1:250,000; contour interval 200 feet), calculate the gradient of
Mauna Loa (19°28_17_N, 155°35_41_W) along line AB, from the 6000, contour (near Point A) toward the summit. (On
the edge of a piece of paper you can measure out a distance of 10 miles using the graphic map scale in the left top corner
of the map, and then determine the elevation change over that distance.)
a. Record elevation by point A
feet
b. Draw the AB line and record elevation near the summit along the AB line
c. Find the elevation change (difference)
AB Line.
feet
d.
The distance between your recorded elevations should be approximately 10 miles
e. Calculate the gradient and show your work below
feet +
(Elevation Change)
NAME. Kaitlyn Chase
(Number of Miles)
(Gradient)
feet
Feet/mile