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Topographic Maps: Geometric Similitude in the Landscape

Can you match the pattern with it’s location and scale?

Answers:

(a) Oregon Coast Ranges (1:8,200)
(b) San Gabriel Mountains (1:16,900)
(c) Perth Amboy Badlands (1:200)
(d) Oregon Coast Ranges (1:18,900)





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