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Basic topographic map reading skills
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1
The elevation at the top of Lookout Hill is
120 ft
160 ft
140 ft
100 ft
2
What is the contour interval for this topographic map?
50
10
20
25
3
If the highest elevation is 500 feet and the lowest is 200 feet, what is the relief?
500 ft
400 ft
200 ft
300 ft
4
What is the contour interval of this map?
50
20
25
10
5
What is the contour interval?
40 ft
20 ft
30 ft
10 ft
6
How do you calculate relief?
Subtract the low from the high elevation.
Add the high and the low elevation.
Multiply the high and the low elevation.
Subtract the high from the low elevation.
7
What is relief on a topographic map?
a mountain top
places of equal elevation
a sunken in area
difference in elevation between high and low
8
What do a series of closed loops represent on a topographic map?
cliff
valley
depression
hill
9
The elevation of a contour line that separates the ocean(sea) from the land has what elevation?
5
cannot be determined
0
10
10
What is the change in elevation between contour lines called?
contour interval
topographic interval
contour slope
elevation notation
11
Which direction is the stream flowing?
northwest
northeast
southwest
southeast
12
What are the lines on a topographic map called?
Grid lines
Latitude lines
Contour lines
Scale lines
13
What does this symbol on a topographic map mean?
depression
train tracks
valley
hilltop
14
On a topographic map, places that have the same elevation are connected by
contour intervals
hash marks
slope lines
contour lines
15
A stream or river always flows...
north
from high to low elevation
south
from low to high elevation
