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and maintaining the safety of people in such terrain requires information about the nature and distribution of potentially unstable geologic materials

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OG-22 Petroleum geology of the Cisco Townsite and Cisco Wash areas

By:Brennan Young

Adams Head, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Bears Ears The OperationThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes