Topography

Topography

Open Notes

Quiz

Use your notes to answer the questions that follow.

Instructions:

Watch the video and then use your NB/Vocab to answer the questions that follow!

Multiple Choice

What is the basic definition of topography?

• a detailed map of the surface of the land

• a GPS

• a street map to find locations on Earth

• a method used to forecast weather

Multiple Choice

Topographic maps use symbols to show different features on the land.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Topography is most closely related to

• Geography and Cartography

• Geography and Meterology

• Astronomy and Archaelogy

• Geology and Cartography

Multiple Choice

Topographic maps have an application for all of the fields below, except

• safety and survival

• hunting and fishing

• route-planning

• predicting volcanic eruptions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes using topography as a way to plan a route?

• A backpacker plans a hike with little change in elevation.

• An architect examines the elevation changes in a plot of land prior to construction.

• A hunter determines where to place his tree-stand based on terrain of the land.

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between topographic maps and road maps?

• A. They both show roads, water features, and cities

• B. Topographic maps show changes in elevation, road maps don't

• C. Topographic maps shows latitude and longitude coordinates which are not present on road maps

• D. Both B and C are true

Multiple Choice

A dashed line on a topographic map might indicate all of the following, except

• A county boundary line

• An outline of a small park

• The outline of a wetland area

• A house or building

Multiple Choice

A home on a topographic map is represented using what symbol?

• A symbol in the looks like a building outline

• No symbol, in densely populated areas

• All of these are true

Multiple Choice

On a topographic map, blue areas represent ____, while green areas represent _______.

• water, vegetation

• vegetation, water

• urban areas, rural areas

• rural areas, urban areas

Multiple Choice

Why do people use topographic maps?

• to plan a road trip

• to get a 3D information about the surface of the Earth

• to explore the past

Fill in the Blanks

A

connects points of equal elevation on a topographic map.

Fill in the Blanks

The contour interval is the difference in

between two contour lines.

Multiple Choice

Longitude lines run from north to south.

• True
• False

Open Ended

What feature of a topographic map is represented in this image?

Multiple Choice

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True
• False

Fill in the Blanks

A

connects points of equal elevation on a topographic map.