Topographic Maps
'Spheres' of the Earth
Layers of the Earth
Landforms
More Landforms
100
What is a mountain?
100
The air we breathe is part of this 'sphere'
What is the atmosphere?
100
This is the outermost layer of the Earth
What is the crust?
100
An area of land that is surrounded on all sides by water
What is an island?
100
A landform with a wide base and narrow summit that is at least 2,000 feet tall
What is a mountain?
200
The lines in a topographic map measure this
What is height? or What is elevation?
200
Lake Superior is part of this 'sphere'
What is the hydrosphere?
200
This is the only layer of the Earth that is liquid
What is the outer mantle?
200
A landform with a wide base and a narrow summit that is under 2,000 feet tall
What is a hill?
200
A lowland in between mountains and hills that can be V-shaped or U-shaped
What is a valley?
300
What is a hill?
300
Sequoia Forests are part of this 'sphere'
What is the biosphere?
300
This is the layer of the Earth where tectonic plates are
What is the mantle?
300
A deep, narrow area of land with steep sides that extend upward
What is a canyon?
300
A large flat area of land with at least one very tall and very steep side
What is a plateau?
400
Some topographic maps show different colors for the biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. This is a color that is used to represent the lithosphere in one of these maps
What is red, brown, gray, or white?
400
Smith Rock is part of this 'sphere'
What is the lithosphere?
400
This is the thickest layer of the Earth
What is the mantle?
400
A low piece of land that juts into a body of water
What is a peninsula?
400
A small, isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top
What is a butte?
500
The lines in topographic maps called are called these
What are contour lines?
500
These are the four 'spheres' of the Earth
What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere?
500
The core of the Earth is mostly made of this
What is iron? or What are iron and nickel?
500
An area of land enclosed by higher lands surrounding it
What is a basin?
500
A tall piece of land that extends into a body of water
What is a cape?