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Basic topographic map reading skills
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What does this symbol on a topographic map mean?
hilltop
depression
train tracks
valley
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What are contour lines based on?
borders
tree rings
snow fall
elevation
3
Widely spaced contour lines indicate a...
Steep slope
River
Gentle slop
Hill
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What is the distance between between each contour line called?
contour interval
elevation notation
topographic interval
contour slope
5
What do a series of closed contour lines represent on a topographic map?
valley
depression
hilltop
cliff
6
What do Topography maps show?
All of the above.
None of the above.
The surface features of the topography of earth.
Natural features such as rivers and buildings.
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What direction is the water of this river flowing?
west ←
east →
south ↓
north ↑
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Are topographic maps 2-D or 3-D?
3-D
2-D
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What do Contour Lines NEVER do?
End
Curve
Intersect
Show Depressions
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What happens to contour lines when there is a river?
They make smaller circles
They disappear
They bend around it
They stop
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Who makes maps?
Cartographers
Mappers
Geographers
Photographers
12
What feature do these V-shaped contour lines represent?
peak
cliff
river
hill
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What is the contour interval of this map?
25
20
10
50
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Contour lines on Topographic Maps connect points of equal _____________
Pressure
Elevation
Temperature
Rainfall
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What is the contour interval for this topographic map?
20
25
50
10
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What are the lines on a topographic map called?
Latitude lines
Contour lines
Grid lines
Scale lines
17
On a topographic map, the closer the contour lines the
flatter the land
lower the elevation
steeper the slope
gentler the slope
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Which side of this hill would be hardest to climb?
Southeast
West
Northeast
East
19
What is the contour interval?
20
15
5
10
20
Topographic maps...
can show slopes and peaks.
can show trees and buildings.
can show people.
can show what type of animals live there.
