Topographic Survey locates which types of features?

• A. Locates natural and man-made features such as buildings, elevations, contours, trees, streams
• B. Only property boundaries
• C. Only utility lines
• D. Soil sampling features

Answer: (A)

Topographic surveys are about mapping the surface of the land and every visible feature on it, together with elevation information. They capture natural elements like trees and streams and human-made features such as buildings, roads, and fences, plus elevation data such as contours and spot elevations. This combination lets designers understand how the terrain sits and how features relate to one another across the site. Because it includes both natural and man-made surface features and the terrain’s shape, it’s the best description of what a topographic survey does. Other survey types focus more narrowly on things like property boundaries, utilities, or specialized investigations like soil sampling, which are outside the scope of topographic mapping.