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What's the Word?
What's the definition?
Reading Contour Maps
General Knowledge
True or false?
100
the study of elevations of land; it includes hills, mountains, plains, plateaus and valleys
What is topography?
100
Elevation is
What is height above sea level?
100
Lines that are close together show that the slope of the land is ________________.
What is steep?
100
The place where a stream starts on a contour map is called the _____________.
What is the head of the stream?
100
All points on a contour line are at the same elevation.
What is true?
200
height above sea level
What is elevation?
200
Topographic/contour maps
What is a map used to show landforms related to elevation of a certain area?
200
Gently sloping land is shown by lines that are _______________.
What is far apart?
200
The place where a stream empties into a lake or an ocean is called the ______________
What is the mouth of a river?
200
Contour lines never cross.
What is true?
300
maps that use lines to represent differences in elevation
What is a topographic or contour map?
300
This is a word that is used to describe how quickly elevation rises (or how steep the land is)
What is slope?
300
This shows how much the elevation changes from one contour line to the next.
What is contour interval?
300
Contour lines seem to form arrows at a stream that point (toward, away) from the direction of the flow of the water.
What is away from?
300
Contour intervals always increase by 10 meters.
What is false?
400
These lines on a map are used to show elevation. All points on a line are at the same elevation.
What are contour lines?
400
This is the difference in elevation between contour lines
What is contour interval?
400
Hachmarks on contour lines are used to show _____________________.
What is a depression?
400
A triangle with a number next to it is sometimes used on a map to show this.
What is a mountain peak?
400
Contour maps are used to show boundaries between countries.
What is false?
500
The difference in elevation between contour lines is known as the contour _____________.
What is interval?
500
This is the difference between the highest and lowest parts of an area.
What is relief?
500
Many contour maps start at an elevation of 0 feet or meters. This is known as __________________.
What is sea level?
500
Depression contours (with hachured lines) are used on a map to show this.
What is a dip in elevation (such as a crater)?
500
Contour maps would be useful to hikers.
What is true?