The answer is A. planning a hiking trip
A topographical map would not help studying plant growth over time unless you are looking for a better altitude to plant said plants.
A topographical map would not help studying rainfall for one year unless your location was <em>really</em> so high or low that it affected your weather
And most of all, a topographical map would not be useful for planning a cuise across the Atlantic Ocean because the elevation of the sea is zero!
A topographical map <em>would</em> be useful for planning a hiking trip because there are many factors and details that a hike should have. Which includes height, distance, paths, and elevation.
To have the right combinations of foods to provide nutrients
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What do you think causes some rock types to have higher densities than others? (Assuming there are no air pockets in the rock, the types of minerals will determine the density. Granite contains lots of quartz and feldspar - both fairly light minerals, whereas basalt and gabbro are made of heavier minerals.)
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