8.9 C Topographic Maps

What is the elevation of point B?

• 800 ft
• 850 ft
• 900 ft
• 1000 ft

What is the elevation of A?

• 10 meters
• 20 meters
• 40 meters
• 120 meters

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gentle slope
• river

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?

• 120 m
• 240 m
• 360 m
• 340 m

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

• lines are closest together
• a river flows into a lake
• contours bend
• contours are far apart

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

Lines on a topographic map that connect lines of equal elevation:

• contour lines
• contour interval
• index contour
• contour loops 

Find the contour interval:

• 20 ft
• 30 ft
• 40 ft
• 50 ft

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Find the contour interval:

• 5 ft
• 10 ft
• 20 ft
• 25 ft

Which point has the greatest CHANGE in elevation

• A
• B
• C
• D

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle
• steep
• flat
• going up and down