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Reference this map:

http://reynolds.asu.edu/glg103_online/worksheet_pdfs/2A_cat_mtn_topo_map.pdf

1.) In what direction are most of the high ridges in the Tucson Mountains oriented?

2.) Kinney Road, located in the west-central part of the map, is oriented in what general direction?

3.) From the list below, choose a location that has very steep topography.

A-The area directly surrounding Pima Community College in the northeastern part of the map

B-Xavier Indian Reservation in the southeastern corner of the map

C-John Kennedy Park in the eastern central part of the map

D-The area directly surrounding the word "Tucson" located along the far eastern edge of the map

E--Cat Mountain in the center of the map

4.) If you were standing on top of Twin Hills on the north-central part of the quadrangle below (marked by the star in the upper right corner) and wanted to travel to Golden Gate Mountain, in the west-central part of the map (marked by the star in the lower left corner), determine which way would be the easiest to go. Choose the shortest path across the flattest topography.

Explanation / Answer

[It is only 55km from Harrismith and the N3. It is sited along the Maluti Drakensburg Route only 350km from Pietermaritzburg, 330km from Bloemfontein and 320km from Johannesburg. The village is only 42km away from the renowned Clarens, a tourist Mecca of the Free State Province through the scenic Golden Gate Highlands National Park.]

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