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Exploring Earth's surface
Exploring Earth's surface II
Topographic maps
Topographic maps II
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The topography of an area is determined by it's _______, relief, and landforms
What is elevation
100
Which of these terms includes all the others? a.mountain system b.mountain belt c.mountain d.mountain range
What is D. Mountain range
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What kind of slope do closely spaced contour lines indicate? a. v-shaped b.flat c.steep d.gentle
What is C. steep
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On a topographic map, steep slopes are indicated by contour lines that are _______ spaced
What is closely
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The difference between its highest and lowest point
What is relief
200
plateus, plains, and mountains are three types of a. projections b.elevations c.relief d.landforms
What is d. landforms
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It would be easy to walk up a slope represented by contour lines that a. are curved b. are far apart c. form closed loops d. are close together
What is b. are far apart
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In the United States, many topographic maps have a __________ of 1:24,000
What is a scale
300
The vast, flat or gently rolling gassland in the interior of North America is called
What is The Great Plains
300
On a map what is the height above sea level of a point on Earth's surface a. topography b. relief c. elevation d.latitude
What is c. elevation
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A contour line that forms a closed loop and has small dashes pointing to the inside of the loop represents a. a small plateau b. an unknown area c. a mapmakers mistake d. a depression in the ground
What is D. depression in the ground
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An ___________ contour is labeled to indicate the eleation along a contour line
What is index
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A landform that has a high elevation and a level surface is a
What is a plateau
400
Topographic maps are usually large scale maps that show a. entire continents b. only rivers and lakes c. a close-up view of part of Earth's surface d. all land north or south of the equator
What is c. a close-up view of part of Eath's surface
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V-shaped contour line pointing uphill indicate a. mountain top b.depression c.ridge d.valley
What is D. a valley
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To find the latitude, longitude, and elevatiion of points on Earth's surface, The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses a. topographic maps b. signals from network of satellites c. satellite images d. aerial photography
What is b. signals from network of saellites
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The Rocky mountains have ________ relief and high elevation
What is high
500
Roads, rivers,airports, are represented by different _______ on a topographic map
What is symbols
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On a topographic map, what connects points of equal elevation? a. dashed loops b.contour lines c. contour intervals d. longitude lines
What is contour lines