This lab involved us picking a place and checking the change in elevation over 12 miles of it. I chose Evansville, IL.
Here is an image of where I measured:
Here is a chart of my findings:
Here is a graph showing the data in the table above:
To achieve this, I :
- Used the ruler tool to create a straight line, 12 miles across on Google Maps
- Used the ruler tool to measure 1-mile increments the length of the line
- at each increment, I recorded the elevation at that point on the line.
- I put these findings on a table and then created a graph.