Vocabulary
Shows the shape of Earth's surface (elevation field of the surface of the Earth)
Topographic map
Hatcher lines indicate what type of feature?
Depressions
The spacing between contour lines shows you have _____/_____ the slope is
steep / gentle
A cross sectional view that shows the elevation of the land along a particular baseline
profile
Contour lines that are close together indicate this type of slope
steep
A profile is a _________ view of a feature
side
The height above sea level
elevation
If contour lines overlapping a stream "V" towards the northwest, the stream must be flowing
southeast
Write the formula for gradient
Change in field value / distance
Also known as average slope. The rate of change in field values between two points in a field.
Gradient
When distance is given in miles, elevation should be expressed in this unit
feet
contour lines bend when crossing a river and point towards the ____________
source
Connect points of equal pressure
Isobar
If the last labelled contour line before a depression is 100 ft, and the contour interval is 20ft, the rim of the depression is at what elevation?
100ft
When the ocean is marked on a topographic map, the elevation at that point is ____
0