What is a topographic map?

a representation of natural and man made features on Earth

A representation of the distance between two points in the map

A parallel with degree measurement of 0

Map coordinates are...

where lines of longitude and latitude cross

Horizontal lines we find on a map

what are spot heights?

Spots which give the mean height above sea level

What are contour lines?

lines on a topographic maps that show elevation

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1
What is a topographic map?
a representation of natural and man made features on Earth
map that shows political boundaries
map that shows areas such as mountains, plains, or deserts
projection of the globe onto a flat map
2
What do a series of closed contour lines represent on a topographic map?
hilltop
depression
valley
cliff
3
Contour lines show land height in
Metres
Inches
Kilometres
Centimetres
4
What is a map scale?
An ideal representation of buildings on a map
The difference in elevation between two points on a map
A representation of the distance between two points in the map
The height above sea level
5
The longitude of location F is
60
50
70
40
6
Map Skills: North, South, East, West are called
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Primary Directions
Secondary Directions
7
What is the Equator?
A parallel with degree measurement of 0
A line that divides Earth into Western and Eastern hemisphere
A cardinal point
A meridian that divides Earth into Boreal and Austral hemisphere
8
Map coordinates are...
unknown locations around the world
where lines of longitude and latitude cross
countries on a map
where the Equator crosses the Prime Meridian
9
Map scaling is usually with this mathematical form:
Division
Multipication
Ratio
Addition
10
Three contour lines show elevations of 1600', 1900', and 2200'. What is the contour interval?
330'
600'
300'
1600'
11
Longitude measures how far East and West you are from the Prime Meridian.
False
True
12
All lines of LONGITUDE are also called
Tropics
Parallels
North and Souths
Meridians
13
Name the line of latitude.
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
14
What is latitude?
A unit of measurement
One of the two hemispheres
Horizontal lines we find on a map
Vertical lines we find on a map
15
what are spot heights?
Spots which give the mean height above sea level
Spots on a hill
short lines drawn in the down direction of the slope
Theres no such thing
16
Are these map coordinates?
True
False
17
What are contour lines?
squiggly lines on a map
lines that show plate boundaries
lines on a topographic maps that show elevation
lines that show the earth's movement
18
When plotting coordinates on a map, which coordinate do you read first?
Latitude
Longitude

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