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Question

Zero and Elevation
• What does 0 mean in terms of elevation?
____level
• New Orleans is at an elevation of -8 feet.
What does this mean?
8 feet____
• The Colorado River in Arizona is at an elevation of 70 feet. What does that mean?
70 feet_____

Answer 1

Zero and Elevation • What does 0 mean in terms of elevation?
Sea level

• New Orleans is at an elevation of -8 feet. What does this mean?
8 feet below sea level

• The Colorado River in Arizona is at an elevation of 70 feet. What does that mean?
70 feet above sea level