How Well Can We Read a Map

Front

What landform is represented by concentric closed contours with elevation increasing toward the center?

Back

Hill

Front

What landform is shown when closed contours decrease in elevation toward the center, often marked with hachures?

Back

Depression

Front

What landform is shown when closed contours decrease in elevation toward the center, often marked with hachures?

Back

Valley

Front

Which landform is represented by contours that form elongated loops bulging away from high ground?

Back

Ridge

Front

Two adjacent hills with a low point between them create which contour feature?

Back

Saddle

Front

What landform is represented by a broad, flat area with wide-spaced contours near the center and narrow-spaced contours at the edge?

Back

Plateau

Front

A contour pattern forming narrow, finger-like projections of high ground into lower ground indicates which landform?

Back

Spur

Front

Very tightly packed, parallel contours on both sides of a narrow feature represent which landform?

Back

Gorge

Front

A bowl-shaped hollow at the head of a valley, often carved by glaciers, is called what?

Back

Cirque