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Basic topographic map reading skills
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1
What is the distance between each contour line called?
contour slope
contour interval
topographic interval
elevation notation
2
What does this symbol on a topographic map mean?
train tracks
hilltop
valley
depression
3
What are the lines on a topographic map called?
Grid lines
Scale lines
Latitude lines
Contour lines
4
What direction is the water of this river flowing?
south ↓
north ↑
east →
west ←
5
Are topographic maps 2-D or 3-D?
2-D
3-D
6
Which side of this hill would be hardest to climb?
right →
left ←
top ↑
bottom ↓
7
What do a series of closed contour lines represent on a topographic map?
cliff
hilltop
depression
valley
8
What is the contour interval of this map?
50
20
25
10
9
What is the contour interval for this topographic map?
50
20
10
25
10
V-shaped contour lines cross over what?
peak
hill
cliff
river
