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Let’s go through each question one by one, using the topographic map and contour lines to find elevations and directions.

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Question 1: What is the elevation at point B?

Look at point B on the map. It sits right on a contour line labeled “200”. So its elevation is 200 feet.

✔ Answer: 200 ft

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Question 2: What is the elevation at point C?

Point C is also on a labeled contour line — it says “300”. So elevation = 300 feet.

✔ Answer: 300 ft

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Question 3: What is the elevation at the point on line A-B where it crosses Snapper Creek?

Find line A-B. Follow it until it hits Snapper Creek (the blue wavy line). At that crossing point, look at the nearest contour line. The contour line there is labeled “100”.

So elevation = 100 feet.

✔ Answer: 100 ft

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Question 4: If you walked from point A to point C along line A-C, would you be walking uphill or downhill? Explain your answer.

- Point A is on the 100-ft contour.
- Point C is on the 300-ft contour.
- You’re going from 100 ft → 300 ft → that’s gaining height → uphill.

Also, contour lines get closer together as you go up, which means steeper slope — but even without that, just comparing numbers tells us it’s uphill.

✔ Answer: Uphill, because you are going from 100 ft to 300 ft.

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Question 5: What is the elevation of the highest point shown on this map?

Look for the highest number on any contour line. We see 100, 200, 300… and then near point D, there’s a small hill with a label “367” inside a closed loop. That’s the peak!

So highest point = 367 feet.

✔ Answer: 367 ft

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Question 6: What is the elevation of the lowest point shown on this map?

Lowest contour line we can see is labeled “100”, and Snapper Creek flows through areas at or below that. But wait — look at the very bottom left corner, near point A. There’s a spot marked “89” — that’s lower than 100!

Is there anything lower? No other numbers are smaller. So lowest point = 89 feet.

✔ Answer: 89 ft

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Question 7: If you walked from point A to point B along line A-B, would you be walking uphill, downhill, or neither? Explain your answer.

- Point A: 100 ft
- Point B: 200 ft
→ Going from 100 to 200 = uphill

Even though the path might dip slightly in between (like when crossing the creek at 100 ft), overall you end higher than you started.

But let’s check the full path:

From A (100) → cross creek (still ~100) → then climb to B (200). So yes, net gain = uphill.

✔ Answer: Uphill, because you start at 100 ft and end at 200 ft.

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Question 8: What is the difference in elevation between point D and point E?

First, find elevations:

- Point D: Inside the 367-ft peak → so 367 ft
- Point E: On the 200-ft contour line → 200 ft

Difference = 367 - 200 = 167 feet

✔ Answer: 167 ft

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Now, double-checking all answers against the map logic:

- Contour intervals seem to be 100 ft (100, 200, 300), except for the peak at 367 and low point at 89 — those are specific spots.
- All crossings and points match their labeled contours.
- Directions (uphill/downhill) based on starting vs ending elevation — correct.

Everything checks out.

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Final Answer:
1. 200 ft
2. 300 ft
3. 100 ft
4. Uphill, because you are going from 100 ft to 300 ft.
5. 367 ft
6. 89 ft
7. Uphill, because you start at 100 ft and end at 200 ft.
8. 167 ft