Topographic Maps Practice

Which direction is the stream flowing?

• northward
• southward
• westward
• eastward

How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

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

What are the darker lines called?

• roads
• index contour
• contour interval
• waves

Determine the contour interval:

• 5 m
• 10 m
• 15 m
• 20 m

If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk? 

• B --> C is the easier walk
• E --> N is the easier walk
• B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

• 400 m
• 200 m
• 100 m
• 80 m

When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation

• stays the same
• goes up or down
• disappears
• is below sea level

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle
• steep
• flat
• going up and down

The height above sea level is called

• topographic
• contour
• elevation
• depth