Topographic maps
Latitude/Longitude
Shape of the Earth
Gradient / Elevation
100
What are contour lines?
Lines that show equal elevation
100
Latitude measure how far N or S from
Equator
100
Is the Earth Flat?
No
100
What is the formula for Gradient?
Change in field value / distance
200
The ocean equals what elevation in feet?
0ft
200
Longitude measures how far E or W from
Prime meridian
200
Due to the measurement of gravity being greater at the poles this tells us that the Earths shape is a __________
oblate shape / oblate sphere
200
What is the change in field value between point D and E?
0
300
What is the Contour Interval of this map?
20
300
What is located at 48N and 118W?
Yellowstone Hotspot
300
Where would a person weigh more? The equator or the North Pole?
The North Pole
300
Point A and point B are locations 0.24 mile apart on a ski slope in northern New York. Point A has an elevation of 1560 feet and point B has an elevation of 1800 feet. What is the gradient between these two points?
INCLUDE CORRECT UNITS
1000ft/mile
400
The closer the contour lines are, the _______ the slope is.
Steeper
400
If its 6pm in Buffalo what time is it in San Francisco? 
3pm
400
How many degrees per hour does the earth rotate?
15 degrees per hour
400
The distance between point C and D is 2 miles. What is the gradient? (elevation measured in feet)
250 ft/mile
500
What general direction is copper creek flowing?
NW
500
What is the latitude and longitude, including minutes, of Ithaca NY?
42 20N , 76 30W
500
If the angle from your horizon to Polaris is 53 degrees, what is your latitude? 
53N
500
What is the maximum height of location X in feet? 
1699 feet