Topographic Map Practice

The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in an area

• Topography

• Elevation

• Relief

• Contour Line

the size and shape of Earth’s land features

• Relief

• Topography

• Contour Interval

• Elevation

Height above sea level

• Topography

• Relief

• Contour Map

• Elevation

Every 5th line on a topographic map that is dark and marked with an elevation

• Contour Line

• Contour Interval

• Index Contour

• Topographic Map

Lines on a topographic map that show points of equal elevation

• Contour Lines

• Index Contour

• Contour Interval

• Relief

The distance between two contour lines on a topographic map

• Contour Lines

• Index Contour

• Contour Interval

• Elevation

used to show a depression on a topographic map. 

• Elevation

• Relief

• Contour Lines

• Hachure Lines

When lines are close together on a topographic map, it shows what kind of slope

• Gentle

• Steep

When lines are far apart on a topographic map, it shows what kind of slope?

• Gentle

• Steep

What does GPS stand for?