topographic maps- fort lewis college（地形图——路易斯堡大学）（8页）.docVIP

Earth Systems Science Laboratory 1 Using and Interpreting Topographic Maps This semester, you will be studying the valley of the Florida River, east of Durango. The Florida River is a source of water for the city of Durango and for agriculture south and east of town. It is affected by both natural processes (typical river processes, plus the local geology and weather) and by human activities (irrigation, natural gas drilling, and simply building new houses in the watershed). Today, you will be familiarizing yourself with the area in the same way a geologist would: by looking at topographic m