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Name:_____________________________
Date:______________________________
Day/Period:________________________
Climate Change and Topography
Objective: Students will use traditional and electronic resources to anticipate the
effects of sea level rise on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Part 1: Use the topographic map to find the information required below.
1. Locate and determine the elevation of the following locations
a. Snow Hill, MD _________________
b. Berlin, MD _________________
c. Cedartown, MD _________________
d. Ocean City, MD
1
st
Street _________________
142
nd
Street _________________
e. Assateague Island, MD _________________
f. Libertytown, MD _________________
g. Girdletree, MD _________________
h. Newark, MD _________________
i. Stockton, MD _________________
2. Locate and determine the elevation of your home __________________________
3. Which of the areas listed above would be jeopardized by a sea level rise of:
1 foot:_____________________________________________
