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Basic topographic map reading skills
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1
What is the contour interval for this topographic map?
20
25
50
10
2
What is the change in elevation, to the nearest 10 meters, for the steepest path to Point X?
120
80
100
110
3
What are the lines on a topographic map called?
Scale lines
Grid lines
Latitude lines
Contour lines
4
What is the type of map that shows the elevation of landforms?
road map
heat map
topographic map
height map
5
What type of land feature is found
between
Points A and B?
mountain
valley
cliff
delta
6
What is the contour interval of this map?
50
25
10
20
7
What does this symbol on a topographic map mean?
train tracks
hilltop
valley
depression
8
What direction is the water of this river flowing?
south ↓
east →
west ←
north ↑
9
What do a series of closed contour lines represent on a topographic map?
cliff
hilltop
depression
valley
10
All elevations are measured from
sea level
eye level
the tops of mountains
the compass line
11
What is the elevation at sea level?
0
360
180
90
12
What is the highest possible elevation of Point D?
21
30
29
20
13
Which letter is at an elevation of 480 meters?
Y
W
Z
X
14
Which side of South Padre Island would be most affected by erosion?
Laguna Madre
Gulf of Mexico
15
What feature do these V-shaped contour lines represent?
peak
hill
river
cliff
16
Which side of this hill would be hardest to climb?
right →
top ↑
bottom ↓
left ←
17
The highest elevation on this topographic map can be no more than about
49 m
25 m
34 m
45 m
18
What part of the river is flowing fastest?
Between 4 and 5
Between 1 and 2
Between 3 and 4
Between 2 and 3
19
Which side would be the most difficult to climb?
They are all the same
B
C
A
20
Does this map start at sea level?
no
yes
21
How will this mountain change as a result of weathering and erosion?
It will get shorter
It will move to another location
It will get taller
A lake will be created at the top of it.
22
Which agent of erosion will most affect South Padre Island?
gravity
water
wind
ice
23
How will this crater change as a result of weathering and erosion?
It will get deeper.
It will fill with lava.
It will get bigger
It will become more shallow as the edges erode
24
What is the term that describes a specific location’s height above sea level?
elevation
relief
contour
topography
25
What is the distance between each contour line called?
contour interval
elevation notation
topographic interval
contour slope
