Describe a topographic map, a relief map, and satellite imagery.

Description should include an illustration of the differences among a topographic map, a relief map, an aerial photo, and satellite images from Internet-based applications.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What purposes does each map or type of photography serve?
• What type of information does each provide?
• How are each map or type of photography created? Who creates them?
• How often are these updated, if ever?

Teacher Resource: 

Forestry Guide for Agricultural Education in Virginia Links to an external site., Virginia FFA